Requisition No: 851608
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: Opioid Prevention Coordinator
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 64006969
Salary: $44,060.11-$48,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2025
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Open Competitive
Your Specific Responsibilities:
The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (CHD) in its mission to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision lo be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.
This position serves as the Opioid Project Coordinator and is tasked with risk assessment, education, awareness, and outreach strategies to empower individuals to make safer choices. Incumbent will serve as CHD contact in collaborating with Florida DOH Headquarters opioid programs to develop process and outcome measures and to administer tools (i.e. – surveys and other tracking systems to report performance metrics to a central system). All activities are performed observing federal, state, department and CHD Information Security and Confidentiality statutes, rules, regulations, policies, Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAGs) and Internal Operating Procedures (IOPs). Incumbent will be responsible for all applicable opioid grants and projects. Specific duties are as follows:
Lead Duties
- Serves as the lead on grants associated with the prevention of opioid use and addiction and Healthy Communities in Pasco County.
- Disseminates timely and actionable information to partners related to grant deliverables.
- Conduct assessments to identify public infrastructure (e.g., addiction treatment facilities) and other critical infrastructure (e.g., hospitals) to share with community partners and/or the public.
- Raise awareness in the community.
- Partner with existing organizations that work to raise community awareness on the prevention of opioid use and addiction in Pasco County.
- Participate in public forums, meetings, and other venues to ensure program information is shared within the agency, with community partners, and with the public.
- Attends Florida opioid in-person meetings and other meetings/conferences when available/scheduled.
- Use available media for education and outreach.
- Participate in monthly state and local partners conference calls to provide updates and share lessons learned.
- Ensure CHD activities are designed to better integrate state and local prevention efforts. This will include capacity building for more effective and sustainable integrated surveillance, prevention, and response efforts at the state and local level.
Outreach and Harm Reduction Strategies
- Advocate support for Paramedicine / First Responders services in which paramedics locate a patient after the patient’s discharge from the emergency room for opioid overdose every day for a set period (e.g. 7 days) to administer sufficient Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).
- Assist with developing materials for statewide dissemination that may include a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) component.
- Utilize harm reduction strategies and CDC evidence-based practices in planning outreach and other opioid intervention strategies.
- Ensure for the non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources to people who use drugs and the communities in which they live.
- Foster an understanding of drug use as a continuum of complex behaviors.
- Increase awareness of syringe service programs and provide linkage to care for opioid use disorder (OUD) through these programs.
- Advocate support for Naloxone distribution efforts through awareness and education including use of DOH’s Helping Emergency Responders Obtain Support (HEROS) Grant Program.
- Provide links to referrals to substance abuse treatment programs including counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy and services for medical, social, and mental health problems.
Miscellaneous Activities
- Attends and participates in general staff meetings, staff development, such as team/staff meetings and in-service training/continuing education.
- Participates in a minimum of one DOH-Pasco internal committee.
- Attends community outreaches and/or conducts community health education presentations.
- Maintains timely submission of EARS, timesheets, telephone invoices, and travel documentation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
- Knowledge of County Health Department (CHD) services, community partners, and other resources available to individuals that may suffer from opioid misuse and/or opioid use disorder.
- Knowledge of basic computer skills, office equipment and programs including Windows, Outlook, MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
- Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals, organizations and groups.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
- Ability to apply rules and maintain client confidentiality
- Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other materials.
- Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, staff and the community
- Ability to deliver presentations to staff and the community
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to document work products and complete reports
Qualifications:
Valid Florida Driver’s License
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.
Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.
Where You Will Work:
7509 State Road 52, Hudson, FL 34667
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
Your take home pay can be significantly influenced by your insurance premiums. Compare your current premium with the State of Florida employee premiums!
- Monthly employee premium for the standard PPO/HMO:
- Single coverage is $50
- Family coverage is $180
- Monthly employee premium for the High Deductible Health Plan PPO/HMO:
- Single coverage is $15
- Family coverage is $64.30
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Tuition waivers;
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Please be advised:
Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.
All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
