Clinical Services Director - Jefferson County Department Of Health

Clinical Services Director

Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking to hire a well-qualified Clinical Services Director. This role oversees all clinical operations across Jefferson County Department of Health facilities. Employees in this position direct the operations of multiple divisions delivering Family Planning; Child, Dental, and Sexual Health; and Tuberculosis, WIC, Laboratory, and Pharmacy services. The Director is responsible for developing strategic plans, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving operational excellence, managing budgets, and aligning clinical programs with strategic health objectives to enhance public health outcomes. As a manager of supervisors, the Clinical Services Director assigns and reviews work, administers performance appraisals, makes hiring decisions and offers, provides work-related feedback, and makes recommendations for disciplinary action when needed.

Jefferson County Department of Health provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is: Health Department: $152,422 - $236,475.

Minimum Qualifications

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Current and valid state license to practice in the relevant clinical field.
• Master's degree in Public Health (MPH), Public Administration (MPA), Health Administration (MBA or MSHA), Social Work, Nursing, or a public health or healthcare-related field from an accredited university or college.
• Experience directing and overseeing the daily operations of clinical services, including program administration, regulatory compliance and oversight, budget management, and supervision of clinical or public health professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Jefferson County Department of Health. These qualifications may be considered by the hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• Doctorate in Public Health, Public Administration, Health Administration, Social Work, Nursing, or in a public health or healthcare-related field from an accredited university or college.
• Experience leading or supporting EMR implementation or optimization projects.
• Experience interpreting and applying CLIA and 340B regulatory frameworks, including oversight of laboratory operations, quality assurance, pharmacy contract relationships, and compliance with federal reporting and audit requirements.
• Experience leading multi-site, multi-discipline clinical operations, including oversight of staffing, standardization of clinical protocols, regulatory compliance, and coordination across diverse service locations.
• Experience serving as a departmental spokesperson or subject matter expert, representing clinical services to community partners, regulatory agencies, media and public events, or professional board.
• Experience managing public health or research medical grants.

Typical Job Duties

• Directs and oversees the daily operations of clinical services across multiple departments.
• Provides strategic input on clinical service planning and innovation in public health delivery models.
• Leads the Electronic Medical Records implementation and optimization team.
• Administers the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
• Oversees inventory control systems for medications and clinical supplies.
• Supervises managers of clinical service divisions.
• Creates and manages budgets for all clinical divisions.
• Serves as a spokesperson for the Health Department on clinical and public health matters.
• Monitors and ensures full compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.
• Leads the administration, budgeting, compliance, and reporting for public health grants.

Job is primarily sedentary, involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods, and may also involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting and involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc., and may be exposed to a variety of adverse working conditions, including possible exposure to bodily fluids and other bio-hazard materials (e.g., urine, sweat, saliva, blood, etc.), and possible exposure to contagious or infectious diseases. Job requires continuous education to maintain certification/licensure.

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

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This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.