Organizational Information:
Adams County Health Department is a newly-formed, local public health agency in the State of Colorado and part of the Adams County Government. The department was formally formed on January 1, 2023. As of June 1, 2023, the department is composed of 6 Divisions including Performance and Business Excellence, Health Equity and Strategic Initiatives, Epidemiology and Data Science, Public Health Nursing, Environmental Health, and Nutrition and Family Health, and employs approximately 200 staff and has an annual operating budget of approximately $30M.
Primary Responsibilities for Success:
The Deputy Executive Director of Community Based Services preforms executive-level duties for the Adams County Health Department and will oversee both high-priority, department-level projects, initiatives, and strategies and will also lead the development and provision of community-facing services and Divisions within the health department. The Deputy Executive Director of Community Based Services will directly supervise the Division Directors over Public Health Nursing, Nutrition and Family Health, and Environmental Health Divisions and may be asked to directly supervise other future Divisions of the health department at the discretion of the Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director of Community Based Services may be requested to lead special projects, policy initiatives, community engagement efforts as directed by the Executive Director. This role will be a heavily community-facing role and will be working to establish a strategic vision and implementation plan for community-facing services in a way that positions these Divisions for addressing future growth in County population, community need, emerging best practices, and innovative practices.
In the absence of the Executive Director, provides executive leadership of the Adams County Health Department for all internal and external matters related to program, policy, administration, finance, community, and interactions with the Adams County Board of Health working in close collaboration with Division Directors and other leaders within the department. With the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director of Community Based Services coordinates work with all of the health department Divisions and Offices.
Executive Leadership
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