Program Manager, Medical Reserve Corps
Job Location:
Houston, TX - USA
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Job Summary
- Position Description
If youre looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.
About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services community programming and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation engagement and health equity HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
Our Values:
HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the departments cornerstone values guiding our work to improve the communitys health and well-being.
- Transparency: We share information openly and honestly so that staff partners and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
- Integrity: Our actions reflect strong ethical principles ensuring we remain trustworthy accountable and consistent with our mission.
- Respect: We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives listening intentionally and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
- Impact: We focus our efforts on activities that improve health reduce disparities and create meaningful measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
- Collaboration: We actively partner across teams disciplines organizations and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.
This is a grant-funded position.
Position Overview:
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program establishes a network of medical and non-medical volunteers to strengthen public health and emergency response by building community resilience and better equipping residents to respond to terrorist attacks and other threats faced by the region. The MRC Program Manager is responsible for enhancing the regions healthcare response capabilities by recruiting healthcare professionals and non-medical volunteers in supporting roles matching volunteers skills to address community needs training volunteers to respond effectively to local emergencies and improving awareness of individual and community preparedness through outreach and education. Under the supervision of the Community Resilience Manager of the Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) Division the MRC Program Manager will work closely with the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) the cities of Harris County the State MRC program and the National MRC program developing the mission objectives recruitment criteria program documents training and exercise programs that will meet the needs for Harris County. This involves the necessary administrative and operational activities associated with the community-based grant program designed to organize and utilize volunteers who want to donate their time and professional skills. This position will supervise the day-to-day activities of the MRC Team and together they will be responsible for coordinating local MRC volunteers and all activities with the local emergency response plans and teams. The position will be an active member of the incident management team and as such will participate in the HCPH all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness mitigation response and recovery efforts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans implements and coordinates the ongoing recruitment and program initiatives for medical and non-medical MRC volunteers
- Oversees and manages grants grant applications and reports as well as program development and evaluation
- Identifies opportunities for volunteer activities and promotes and coordinates volunteer involvement in emergency trainings drills exercises and other volunteer opportunities throughout the area
- Develops and maintains the HCPH MRCs Training and Exercise Plan in conjunction with HCPH PHPR Training and Exercise Team
- Maintains a database of Medical Reserve Corps members and verifies volunteer credentials as well as develops regular reports summarizing MRC membership and activities
- Leads PHPR efforts in plan development policy creation and updating and program evaluation on a biannual basis for the MRC Program
- Maintains a high degree of proficiency within the incident management framework and other duties as assigned including special tasks involved in preparing for and responding to an emergency event.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Requirements
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Public Health Emergency Management Healthcare Administration Nursing or another healthcare discipline Public Administration Business Administration or related field.
Experience:
- At least one (1) year of experience with managing public health emergency preparedness volunteer or community programs to include grant management and reporting and staff/team supervision.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
- Knowledge of the principles and practice of emergency response planning training and exercising
- Must possess ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external
- Must have ability to demonstrable leadership skills in previous work experience
- Knowledge of volunteer management recruitment training retention and recognition
- Ability to conduct presentations and speak in public
- Ability to implement program policies rules regulations and procedures
- Ability to work outside normal business hours (evenings and weekends)
Core Competencies- Data Analytics and Assessment Skills: Ability to use data to analyze community health needs and support decisions that improve community health outcomes.
- Policy Development and Program Planning Skills: This competency focuses on developing implementing and improving policies programs and services that support effective public health strategies and improve community health outcomes.
- Communication Skills: This competency focuses on using clear and effective communication to engage audiences address misinformation and build trust supporting informed decisions and stronger public health outcomes.
- Health Advancement Skills: This competency focuses on applying principles of equity diversity and inclusion to public health addressing systemic barriers and promoting fair access to resources for healthier communities.
- Community Partnership Skills: This competency focuses on collaborating with communities to address the systems and policies affecting health fostering engagement shared ownership and sustainable improvements in well-being.
- Public Health Science Skills: This competency focuses on using public health science and evidence-based approaches to develop and improve policies and programs ensuring effective delivery of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.
- Management and Finance Skills: This competency focuses on managing human and financial resources promoting equity and collaboration and optimizing organizational performance to support effective public health programs.
- Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills: This competency focuses on aligning stakeholders fostering innovation and managing change to implement effective public health initiatives that strengthen community health.
NOTE: Qualifying education experience knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resumewill not be accepted for qualifications.- Preferences
Experience:
- One (1) years of experience recruiting and coordinating volunteers.
- General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:
- Full-Time Grant Funded
- Monday Friday 8 am 5 pm
- Others days and hours as necessary.
- May be required to work long and irregular hours including weekends and holidays.
Work Environment:
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines. Recruitment response outreach training and exercise activities could be outdoors or in a warehouse with various public health response equipment partners and volunteers. Work will require initiative and good judgment regarding the offices programmatic activities. Work in many disaster response environments including outdoors during potentially stressful emergencies. Must be able to perform duties assigned during emergencies competently. Must be able to adapt to other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to work extended hours for a minimum of 96 hours. The incumbent must be able to work in the field when required. Persons in this position frequently lift carry push and pull objects weighing up to 10 lbs. They also occasionally move objects weighing up to 20 lbs. and sometimes but rarely up to 50 lbs.
Work Location:
- Harris County Public Health (1111 Fannin Houston 77002)
Required Experience:
IC
