Community Health Director is responsible for developing plans for community-based health programs aimed at the prevention of disease and promotion of health. Recommends community health initiatives, policy implications and best practices after reviewing health literature and statistics. Being a Community Health Director identifies community health program related grant funding and develops grant proposals. Manages specific community health programs from planning and design through implementation and evaluation. Additionally, Community Health Director requires a master's degree in a related area. Typically reports to a top management. The Community Health Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Community Health Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Supervisor: Reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer
Job Summary and Responsibilities:
The Physician Director of Pediatrics (DoP) is responsible for clinical oversight of pediatric
medical services at High Country Community Health. The DoP will be based at the Surry
Pediatric practice, and will be a split position with approximately three days per week
spent on direct patient care at the Surry practice and two days per week on administrative
responsibilities. The DoP will supervise the other providers who practice pediatric care,
and will be responsible for creating policies and procedures that best serve pediatric
patients both in the Surry office and at the other HCCH sites. The DoP will keep up to
date on evidence based guidelines in pediatrics, will teach other providers and clinical staff
about these policies, and will ensure that the clinical staff in pediatrics is practicing
evidence based medicine. The DoP will work with the Clinical Director and the Director of
Quality Improvement as well as the CMO in ensuring that pediatric care at HCCH meets
all evidence based quality standards. The DoP will help to supervise the pediatric vaccine
program, and ensure that families of children who get care at HCCH are given accurate
and appropriate information about vaccinations and are urged to stick to recommended
vaccination schedules. The DoP will help to network with subspecialty providers in
pediatrics to ensure that HCCH pediatric patients can access subspecialty care as needed.
Specific responsibilities include:
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