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Worcester County Health Department

The Worcester County Health Department is located in Snow Hill, Maryland on the beautiful Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Our mission is to promote health, well being, and a safe environment for all of our residents, as well as those who visit our resort areas each season.

We accomplish this by assessing the community's needs, developing appropriate policy to promote health and well being, and providing, or assuring the provision, of needed quality health services. We currently have approx. 275 employees with a variety of educational backgrounds who specialize in such areas as: Environmental Science, Nursing, Social Work, Prevention and Health Promotion, Chemical Dependency Services, Administrative Services, and Mental Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling 410-632-1100 ext. 1221

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Coordinator Special Programs, HS II (Merit)

The main purpose of this full-time position will be to serve as the project coordinator for the Tobacco Enforcement Program and assist in the administration and coordination of the CRF Tobacco and Tobacco, Diabetes, and Chronic Disease (TDC) grant with the Prevention Services Unit of the Worcester County Health Department. The coordinator will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing grant project activities as outlined in each project. As part of the TDC grant this position will also collaborate with the local Sheriff's Department to implement tobacco sales compliance checks, promote compliance with tobacco access law and facilitate youth tobacco education & prevention within the community through the use of various strategies. This position will assist with chronic disease & diabetes prevention education. This position will collaborate with community partners, attend health fairs, and provide education & support to adults & youth throughout the community. In addition, working with county public schools, this position will provide tobacco prevention & cessation programs and services. The filing deadline is 10/5/23

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Fiscal Accounts Clerk Supervisor (Merit)

The main purpose of this full-time position will be to provide clerical and fiscal supervision of the front office staff, medical records, and processes for the Worcester County Health Department. This position will manage and supervise the clerical staff, conducting considerable correspondence, compiling and summarizing data into concise form, and by preparing confidential reports. This position will require the ability to exercise independent judgement and action, maintain a high level of customer service, motivate a team of individuals, be a team player and possess an extremely high degree of confidentiality. This position will also make frequent decisions in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to the position by the Program Director. Duties include, providing consistent agency operations in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures for all Worcester County Health Department sites. In addition, this position will perform other clerical duties as assigned. The filing deadline is 10/5/23

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Social Worker II, Health Services

Social Worker II, Health Services is the full performance level of professional clinical social work providing direct social work services to clients in a special population in a health care setting. The nature of the work may require evening and weekend hours.  Work is performed in hospitals, residential facilities, clinics or local health units.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE II 

A Community Health Nurse II is the full performance level of direct nursing care to patients in various community settings and local health department clinics.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other nursing staff but may supervise support staff. 

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling 410-632-1100 ext. 1221.