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Health and Human Services Agency and Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and adopt the revised Health and Human Services Agency department-specific class specification: Public Health Nursing Manager (title change from Community Public Health Nursing Division Manager); and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 105-2021 to:
a) Approve the abovementioned title change; and
b) Approve the addition of one (1.0) Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Public Health Nursing Manager allocation and one (1.0) FTE Administrative Assistant I/II allocation in the Health and Human Services Agency.
FUNDING: 100% Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity round-2 funding through December 2024.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On March 2, 2021, the Public Health Division was awarded a second grant award of $6,503,584 through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases program. The grant is made available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however it comes to El Dorado County through the State of California as a pass-through. Per the State approved ELC work and staffing plan, the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has worked with Human Resources to determine the appropriate classifications required to carry out the various COVID relief ELC work plan objectives, a Public Health Nursing Manager and an Administrative Assistant I/II.
Specific to the Public Health Nursing Manager classification, after discussion and consultation with the Public Health Division, Human Resources made revisions to the current Community Public Health Nursing Division Manager class specification to identify areas of clarification and improvement to better represent the utilization of this classification, as well as the qualifications, knowledge, and abilities to do such which are reflected in the updated class specification and titling. This position is necessary to fulfill the ELC...
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