Community Health Planner

Community Health Planner

Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services (DVHHS) currently has a full time opening for a Community Health Planner. The Community Health Planner advances community well-being through strategic planning, partner development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation based on data analysis. This position leads and contributes to community health assessments, performance management, and quality improvement efforts. Working collaboratively with internal teams and diverse community leaders, the Planner collects, analyzes, and visualizes data from multiple sources to inform evidence-based policies, programs, and services.

The role supports prevention initiatives, community preparedness, and public health sustainability while strengthening cross-sector partnerships to address priority health needs and improve overall population health.

Minimum qualifications of education and experience for this position:
The job requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in public health, health education, social work, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in any field and one year of experience in a public or private health care or human services agency;

or a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Nursing and a Registered Nurse license from the State of Minnesota (with or without Public Health Nurse certification); or a bachelor's degree in the field of education, community, health science, or a related field and three years of experience or more in the field of health education, public relations, media coordination, or equivalent.

Bilingual skills are preferred. This job requires a valid Minnesota driver's license.

This position is classified in Grade 13 of the DVHHS Compensation Plan with a pay range of $29.71 - $38.77 per hour.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week with a full benefit package which includes Public Employee Retirement pension.

In order to ensure the safety of citizens, employees and property, DVHHS has adopted a drug and alcohol testing policy which applies to all candidates being considered for employment with DVHHS. A Drug and Alcohol test must be completed within 24 hours of all contingent verbal offers of employment, unless alternate scheduling arrangements are approved by Human Resources office.

DVHHS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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