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State of Michigan
Public Health Consultant 12 - Maternal Infant Heath Program (MIHP) Consultant
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A Public Health Officer works to promote public health and disease prevention and provide information about public health issues. Works for a public health program and provide services, or coordinates and delivers public information about public health issues and crises such as outbreaks of disease.
$67,519 / year median in Michigan
+7% projected growth
Job Description
The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan. As a recognized resource, this public health consultant provides program monitoring, consultation and technical assistance services to local agencies/providers for the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), a Medicaid service for pregnant women and infants. This program consultant position will function as a recognized resource/subject matter expert to an assigned number of the total MIHP local agencies/providers. This consultant conducts virtual and on-site program visits, assisting the programs in compliance to Medicaid policy requirements and fidelity to the program design. The consultant will assist programs in understanding the Medicaid policy, the program requirements, procedures, data collection, reporting and the certification process. The consultant will also develop and conduct provider training and assist with ongoing program refinement. The Maternal Infant Health Program agencies across the state will be equally divided and assigned to program consultants for provision of services. Click here to view the Position Description & here to view the Job Specification To be considered for this position you must: Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted. Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening. Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week. Attach a cover letter. If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature. Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions Education Possession of a master's degree in public health, health communication, health policy or a public health-related field such as nursing, epidemiology, health education, health economics, dietetics/nutrition management, genetics, or speech and audiology; a master's degree in social work; master's degree in counseling; master's degree in special education with specialization in blind/visual disabilities; or a master's degree in public or business administration with a health care concentration. Experience Three years of professional, post-master's experience as a consultant in a field of public health equivalent to a Public Health Consultant, including one year equivalent to a Public Health Consultant P11.