HEALTH PLANNER III

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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Frederick County Health Department

350 Montevue Lane

Frederick, MD  21702

The Contractual Health Planner III is professional work in the field of regional or state health planning at the full performance level. This is the lead worker position for the Opioid Misuse Prevention Program (OMPP) in the Behavioral Health Services Division of the Frederick County Health Department. This position requires review and interpretation of local data, including but not limited to, prevalence of drug use, incidence of disease, social data and population trends for the purpose of developing a local strategic plan and allocation of resources to implement the local OMPP Strategic Plan.

Education:    Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Planning, Public Health, Health Science, Hospital Administration, or Health Care Administration.

Experience:  Three years of professional experience in health planning.

NOTES:

1.  Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field identified above may be substituted for one year of experience.

2.  Possession of a Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a field identified above may be substituted for three years of experience.

3.  Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year professional experience in health planning may be substituted for the required specialized Bachelor’s degree.

4.  Applicants may substitute experience in health or hospital administration for the required experience on a year for year basis, provided the applicant has at least one year of professional experience in health planning.

5.  Health Planning experience obtained in a State Health Planning and Development Agency or in a Health System Agency as designated by Public Law 93-641 may be substituted at the rate of three months for four months of the required experience.

6.  General Health Planning experience as required above is defined as experience obtained in a professional capacity in an operation established solely for the delivery/evaluation of health services (e.g. Hospitals, H.M.O.’s, Insurance Companies). Such experience must have been the primary purpose of the position during the time in question. Health Planning duties which are performed only incidentally are not considered as qualifying.

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Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. For Recorded Job Information Call: 410-767-6018.

CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If online process is not available, please send your paper application to: DHMH, Recruitment and Selection Division, 201 W. Preston St., Room 114-B, Baltimore, MD 21201. The paper application must be received by 5 pm, close of business, on the closing date for the recruitment, no postmarks will be accepted.

Incorrect application forms will not be accepted.

If you need to submit additional information, the preferred method is to upload. If unable to upload, please fax requested information only to 410-333-5689.

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