There is one opening for a permanent full-time Health Services
Consultant within the Washington State Board of Health. This position is part of a team of dedicated
and enthusiastic public health professionals that supports the Board. The incumbent will be a Department of Health
employee on loan to the Board.
Washington State Board of Health Profile:
The Washington State Board of Health (Board), established in 1889
by the State Constitution, is composed of nine part-time gubernatorial
appointees and the Secretary of the Department of Health. The Board serves the
citizens of Washington by working to understand and prevent disease across the
entire population. The Board’s mission
is to provide statewide leadership in advancing policies that protect and
improve the public’s health. This mission is achieved by: reviewing and
monitoring the health status of all people in Washington; analyzing policies,
providing guidance, and developing rules; promoting system partnerships; and
encouraging public engagement in the public health systems. To learn more about the State Board of
Health, visit www.sboh.wa.gov/.
Washington State Department of Health Profile:
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) works with
federal, state, and local partners to help protect and improve the health of
people in Washington. Our programs and
services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and
work, provide education to help people make good health decisions and ensure
our state is prepared for emergencies.
DOH recognizes that employees are its most valuable resource. We trust them to be innovative, challenge
existing processes, and make the best decisions. We strive to hire, develop, and retain a
competent and diverse workforce. To
learn more about DOH, visit http://www.doh.wa.gov.
Primary Duties:
The Board’s mission is to provide statewide leadership in
advancing policies that protect and improve the public’s health. It does this
by reviewing and monitoring the health status of all people in Washington;
analyzing policies, providing guidance, and developing rules; promoting system
partnerships; and encouraging public engagement in the public health system.
This position is critical to all those activities, particularly as
they relate to environmental health and communicable disease control. It
coordinates rule writing, tracks health status, analyzes policies, supports
efforts to gather public input, and helps forge and maintain system
partnerships.
Duties include:
• Lead policy analyst on strategic initiatives related to general
sanitation and environmental health.
• Environmental Rules Analyst assigned to coordinate environmental
health rule development.
• Liaison to governmental agencies and stakeholder groups.
• Provide policy consultation and general support to the Board and
its partner, the Department of Health.
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