Public Health Program Director
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Healthcare
Public Health
Job Title: Public Health Program Director
Duration: 16+ Months
Start Date: ASAP
Position Type: Contract
Number of
Hours:
37.5 Hours a Week
Interview Type: Webcam
Description: The Tennessee Department of Health's Division of Family Health and Wellness (FHW) is hiring a Public Health Program Director 2, for the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program housed in the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Section. The program director will address the smoking cessation support for Tennessee residents with the highest burden of tobacco and vape use by supporting the implementation of evidence-based interventions, convening stakeholders, and incorporating epidemiologic data to reduce the incidence and burden statewide.
Key Responsibilities- Provide subject matter expertise related to the identification, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco and vaping cessation programs.
- Supervise the Pregnancy Smoking Cessation Program Director 1.
- Develop and deliver training and orientation for new program staff.
- With guidance, grow and support the implementation of the nicotine replacement therapy program in the local and metro health departments, and other funded partners.
- Oversee, manage, and develop contracts with the Quitline service provider, the Tennessee Primary Care Association, and other new cessation-related contracts.
- Participate in budget development and monitoring to ensure appropriate expenditure of funds.
- Provides technical assistance to grantees and partners across the state that are delivering evidence-based tobacco and vape use cessation programs.
- Communicate program procedures to staff and stakeholders.
- Plan and implement diverse professional development opportunities that meet grantee needs.
- Collect and maintain accurate grantee data and other related statistical information for state and federal reporting.
- Produce and disseminate tobacco control resources and materials.
- Work with the Tobacco epidemiologists to use data to enhance community tobacco control program planning.
- Engage community stakeholders in tasks related to accomplishing goals and objectives of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program.
- Participate in regular division, section, and TUPCP program meetings.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, education, or a related field and experience equivalent to five or more years of full-time, increasingly responsible professional health program work, including at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversight.
This hybrid position has in-person attendance expected for the first day of employment for laptop deployment and onboarding in Nashville, TN. Required in-person attendance for quarterly meetings, and other in-person may be required for other meetings and professional development opportunities. Travel to Nashville will not be reimbursed; however, travel for site visits may be reimbursed by the state. Position is renewable through 2027.
Position is full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Weekly work schedule is Monday-Friday from 8:00AM to 4:30PM, with no overtime allowed.
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