Health Technician I-Temporary

INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD APRIL 30, 2026

The Public Health Department promotes the health of the entire community through varied programs ranging from control of communicable diseases and coordination of the response to health emergencies to individual case management to primary prevention of disease and wellness promotion. We are seeking a Health Technician to bring value to a strong, engaged team whose mission is to prevent disease, promote and support optimal health and wellness, and protect the community against disasters! This Health Technician's primary responsibility will be in the California Children's Services (CCS) program providing Enhanced Care Management for CCS clients. Identify potential ECM clients within the CCS program and provide outreach to them about ECM services. Enroll new CCS clients in ECM. Provide non-medical case management to enrolled clients by working with Partnership HealthPlan of California to address challenges with client receiving timely specialty and primary care services working with the client and team to collect data for creating and updating care plans for each client. Facilitate referrals and linkages to appropriate medical, behavioral health, social, educational, housing, food, transportation, and other necessary services with team support. Maintain current knowledge of ECM requirements, updates, and best practices. Perform administrative duties to organize, track, and follow up on casework. Attend meetings, contributing updates to clients' care plans, and following up with relevant tasks and information. Perform administrative duties to organize, track, and follow up on casework. Maintain accurate, confidential records, including daily or weekly notes and, at times, reporting on performance metrics. Read the full job description here .

Health Technician II:

This is the first journey-level class in the series. Incumbents are responsible for a specialized function that requires approximately two years of work experience in a health-related field. Incumbents are expected to successfully perform all phases of work and to exercise independence of decision and action under general direction. Incumbents may also perform in a lead capacity. This position is part-time temporary; part-time employees work an average of 20 hours but not more than 29 hours per week, for a maximum of 960 hours per fiscal year. Temporary employees earn sick leave but are not eligible for other vacation or holiday pay, medical, dental, or vision benefits, or CalPERS. Why Nevada County? Because here, your contribution, your worth, your ideas, all have a place. We thrive on transparent and ongoing communication through employee newsletters, social media and hosted sites. We strive to be the best version of ourselves through continuous improvement. We learn and grow as a team. Great discoveries happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Best of all, you make a difference in the lives of our community every day. Bring your whole self to our place. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.