City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Health Officer
Health Officer, Wauwatosa, WI (pop. 47,000), a dynamic inner‐ring suburb of Milwaukee
located
on the banks of the Menomonee River and home to Milwaukee County’s Regional
Medical
Center, Milwaukee County Research Park, and the Mayfair Mall, seeks an
experienced
leader
to serve as the City’s next Heath Officer, the Department Director for the
City’s Health
Department.
The most recent Director retired after 20 years as Director.
The
Health Department has approximately thirteen full time employees and a budget
of
$1,050,000.
The Health Officer reports to the City Administrator and is responsible for
planning,
implementing and directing all activities of the Health Department.
The Department functions as a Level III under the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter DHS
140,
Required Services of Local Health Departments. It provides programs related to
communicable
disease, immunizations, maternal child health, environmental health;
community
data collection, trending, and surveillance; health assessment, planning,
quality
improvement,
and health education programs; chronic disease prevention; emergency
preparedness;
and regulation, inspection and licensing.
Successful
candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and significant
career
success
in building collaborative, effective relationships across departments.
Additional
experience
in strategic planning, project management and complex problem solving with the
ability
to work effectively in a wide variety of governmental disciplines is important.
Minimum
educational and experience requirements, pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute,
Chapter
251.061 are as follows:
A master’s degree in public health, public administration, health administration or, as defined in
rules
promulgated by the department, a similar field and 3 years of experience in a
full−me
administrative
position in either a public health agency or public health work, or;
A
bachelor’s degree and 16 graduate semester credits towards a master’s degree in
public
health,
public administration, health administration or, as defined in rules
promulgated by the
department,
a similar field and 5 years of experience in a full−me administrave posion in
either
a public health agency or public health work, or;
A
license to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448 and at least one of the
following:
a. Three years of experience in a full−me administrave posion in either a public
health
agency or public health work.
b. Eligibility for certification by the American board of preventive medicine in public
health
or general preventive medicine. 251.06 LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS Updated 13−14
Wis.
Stats. 4 Updated 2013−14 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s. 35.18.
February
9, 2016. 2013−14 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2015 Wis. Act 149 and
all
Supreme Court Orders entered before February 9, 2016. Published and certified
under
s. 35.18. Changes effective after February 9, 2016 are designated by NOTES.
(Published
2−9−16)
c. A master’s degree in public health, public administration, health administration or, as
defined
in rules promulgated by the department, a similar field (including a bachelor’s
degree
in business, information technology, computer science or related field), and 10
years
of progressively responsible experience in information technology including two
in
a
supervisory or project management role. A combination of education and experience
may
be substituted for a degree.
Education and/or experience gained through service in the United States Military may be
considered
when determining eligibility for the position.
Starting salary is $87,000 +/‐ DOQ, with excellent benefits.
Candidates should apply with cover letter, résumé and contact information for 5 work‐related
references,
electronically, by May 13, 2016 to Joellen C. Earl, Chief Executive Officer,
GovHR
