Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Environmental Public Health Division Director
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
Environmental Public Health Division Director
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Position Summary
The Environmental Public Health Division Director (EPHDD) is a senior leader responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the Environmental Public Health Division (EPH Division) at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB). The EPHDD ensures that the EPH Division works in service to the 43 federally recognized tribes Idaho, Oregon, and Washington by meeting Division goals in alignment with NPAIHB's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, by ensuring operational efficiency and fiscal compliance, and by fostering a positive and productive work environment. The EPHDD serves as leader and central resource for tribal environmental public health technical assistance, training, management, and quality assurance, along with leading the supervision of all NPAIHB's EPH Division programs, projects, and services. Key responsibilities include team leadership, program development and implementation, critical communication, strategic planning, financial management, and performance oversight.
Essential Functions
Ensures that NPAIHB's Environmental Public Health programs are developed with input and direction from Northwest Tribes
Ensures EPH Division achieves performance deliverables and objectives set forth in contracts with Tribes and funding partners and in the NPAIHB 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Works with Indian Health Service (IHS), federal, and state agencies to monitor and protect tribal public health systems including built and natural environments
Oversees the EPH Division's planning, implementation, and evaluation of a set of comprehensive tribal environmental public health programs. Programs may include a focus on safe water, solid and hazardous waste management, food protection, pool safety, healthy homes, occupational health and safety, safe childcare environments, vector control, community injury prevention, institutional health, and tribally-based traditional ecological knowledge
Oversees the EPH Division's delivery of direct environmental health services to 27 Northwest Tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington including comprehensive surveys of all Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal facilities including schools, day care centers, gaming facilities, health facilities, and tribal businesses, etc.
Monitors and reports on EPH Division accomplishments, workload trends and needs, and unmet needs
Supports tribes in workforce development in a variety of areas supporting Environmental Public Health.
Serves as a technical advisor to Northwest Tribes, as requested, on environmental health hazard identification, response, and mitigation
Serves as Principal Investigator on research grant proposals, as applicable
Formulates and interprets environmental health policy, data, and systems to enhance health outcomes
Supports tribes in attainment of licensure AAAHC and JCAHO.
Strengthens the field of tribal environmental public health in partnership with Northwest Tribes
Establishes and maintains relationships with federal and state partners and Northwest Tribal Nations
Serves as a Member of the NPAIHB Management Team
Provides organizational leadership, problem-solving, planning, advocacy, teamwork, and critical communications to NPAIHB staff
Creates and maintains a culture of professional excellence, integrity, and rigor
Builds, in partnership with the Management Team, organizational strategies and policies to make efficient use of all human and financial resources, integrate programs services, and uphold the fiduciary responsibility of NPAIHB
Provides updates to the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors and its Committees as requested by the Executive Director or the Director of Programs and Development
Represents the NPAIHB and its Environmental Public Health Division at tribal, state, and national meetings, conferences, events, and workgroups
Assists with special projects as assigned by the Executive Director or designee.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervises nine Environmental Public Health Division staff
Leads Division-level quality improvement initiatives to strengthen programs and services, maximize performance, and meet the needs and priorities of Member Tribes and NPAIHB Delegates/Board of Directors.
Promotes collaboration and learning between all NPAIHB Division projects, partners, and funding agencies to meet grant and organizational goals and objectives
Evaluates staff performance and ensures that individual employee development plans result in an EPH Division which is equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to accomplish their jobs and meet NPAIHB's strategic goals
Ensures that EPH Division staff comply with organizational policies and applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards
Provides direction, consultation, and support to EPH Division staff regarding issues related to the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures, priorities, and/or personnel concerns
Receives, resolves, and reports to Director of Programs and Development any concerns or complaints related to EPH Division services or staff
Ensures quality assurance and quality control over the collection, tracking, and analysis of Tribal data
Upholds the principles of Tribal Data Sovereignty
Ensures human subjects protections and Institutional Review Board (IRB) compliance meets or exceeds standards for clinical-based research, surveillance, and evaluation
Promotes manuscript publication among NPAIHB staff and in collaboration with Northwest Tribes
Works in collaboration Director of Programs and Development and Human Resources on staff hiring and staff disciplinary procedures, as needed.
Administrative and Reporting Functions
Oversees all EPH Division budgets
Oversees the EPH Division's preparation and submission of all grant, project or activity reports and/or updates
Drafts and/or reviews project-related external contracts
Other Duties
Oversees submission of EPH Division's articles for publication and external communication
Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Programs and Development and/or Executive Director or designee.
Standards of Conduct
Act in service to the Tribes and Tribal communities we serve
Uphold the Mission, Values, and Vision of the NPAIHB
Maintain the highest level of confidentiality with all NPAIHB information and documentation
Consistently exhibit professional behavior and a high degree of personal and professional integrity and impartiality appropriate to the responsible and confidential nature of the position
Exercise good judgment and initiative in performance of duties and responsibilities
Demonstrate high emotional intelligence in the performance of all duties and responsibilities
Orientation toward learning, innovation, service, and the building of second-line leadership
Commitment to building an organizational culture which centers NPAIHB's service to Tribes, promotes professional excellence, and builds an environment where employees grow and thrive
Commitment to build an inclusive workplace across a range of identities and experiences, including (but not limited to) geography, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, language, disability, religion, spiritual practices, and immigration status
See diversity as a strength, and equity as a baseline
Work in a cooperative manner with all levels of management and with all NPAIHB staff
Effectively plan, organize workload, and schedule time to meet workload demands
Use reasonable judgment to consistently display professional work attire during normal business hours, and/or dress appropriately for the workday, space, or event in lieu of a formal dress code
Be present, available, and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours
Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with cameras on
Show consideration by communicating effectively and building collective understanding
Recognize that relationships are the cornerstone of NPAIHB's work by treating all NPAIHB delegates/alternates, partners, staff, and American Indian/Alaska Native people with dignity and respect
Participate in all NPAIHB events and activities.
Qualifications
Education
PhD (or other Doctoral degree) in Environmental Public Health, public health, or related field
Master's degree in environmental public health, public health, or related field AND 15 years or more of experience
Professional licensure/credentialing as Registered Environmental Health Specialist and/or Registered Sanitarian by a state or national licensing board
Additional Education Preferred
Certification in Infection Control (CIC)
Experience
Ten (10) or more years of experience with executive and project management
At least five (5) years of experience as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and/or Registered Sanitarian
At least five (5) years of professional experience working with Tribes, Tribal Organizations, or the Indian Health system
Working knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to environmental public health at local, state and federal level, including legislative processes
Additional Experience Preferred
Direct experience working with Northwest Tribes
Experience in the planning, organization, implementation, and follow-up of public health-related coalitions
Experience with disaster and/or emergency management
Experience with ServSafe Training
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge, discretion, tact, judgment, and overall ability in working effectively with federal, Tribal, and other professionals, and facilitating participation and partnership in the activities of the Environmental Public Health Program, the Clinical Support Services Division, and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
Demonstrated knowledge of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and other relevant laws, regulations, policies and rules related to Indian Health.
Proficiency with computer applications (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office Suite programs)
Strong technical writing skills, including good spelling and grammatical skills, and the ability to produce polished writing under a deadline
Excellent research and analysis skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Must be sensitive to cross-cultural differences, and able to work effectively within their context
Ability to work with minimal supervision, exercise initiative, and make independent decisions and recommendations
Ability to make professional oral presentations in settings at the national, regional, and community levels, as well as in Tribal settings
Ability to complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner
Ability to travel occasionally (approximately 25% of the time)
Probationary Period
External applicants must agree to serve a minimum six-month probationary period during which time their employment can be terminated at will. For the purpose of evaluating job performance, internal applicants must agree to serve a minimum six-month probationary period when job duties change significantly.
Worksite Location
NPAIHB generally requires employees to work in its main office, located in Portland, OR.
Work Conditions
Physical Demands
Frequently involves sedentary work (exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body)
Occasionally involves light work (exerting up to 20 pounds of force and/or up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to move objects)
Physical Requirements
Consistently requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly
Constantly requires working with fingers, rather than the whole hand or arm
Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks
Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time
Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms
Occasionally requires raising objects from a lower to a higher position, or moving objects horizontally
Occasionally requires stooping, which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles
Infrequently requires crouching
Typical Environmental Conditions
The worker is frequently subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
Travel Requirements
Local travel and/or overnight travel outside of the area is required (approximately 25% of the time).
Disclaimer
The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.
Except as provided by Title 25, U.S.C.
Alternate nondiscrimination statement
450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, politics, membership or non‑membership ...
Salary: $135,000 - $155,000 per year
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Environmental Public Health Division Director
role at
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Position Summary
The Environmental Public Health Division Director (EPHDD) is a senior leader responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the Environmental Public Health Division (EPH Division) at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB). The EPHDD ensures that the EPH Division works in service to the 43 federally recognized tribes Idaho, Oregon, and Washington by meeting Division goals in alignment with NPAIHB's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, by ensuring operational efficiency and fiscal compliance, and by fostering a positive and productive work environment. The EPHDD serves as leader and central resource for tribal environmental public health technical assistance, training, management, and quality assurance, along with leading the supervision of all NPAIHB's EPH Division programs, projects, and services. Key responsibilities include team leadership, program development and implementation, critical communication, strategic planning, financial management, and performance oversight.
Essential Functions
Ensures that NPAIHB's Environmental Public Health programs are developed with input and direction from Northwest Tribes
Ensures EPH Division achieves performance deliverables and objectives set forth in contracts with Tribes and funding partners and in the NPAIHB 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
Works with Indian Health Service (IHS), federal, and state agencies to monitor and protect tribal public health systems including built and natural environments
Oversees the EPH Division's planning, implementation, and evaluation of a set of comprehensive tribal environmental public health programs. Programs may include a focus on safe water, solid and hazardous waste management, food protection, pool safety, healthy homes, occupational health and safety, safe childcare environments, vector control, community injury prevention, institutional health, and tribally-based traditional ecological knowledge
Oversees the EPH Division's delivery of direct environmental health services to 27 Northwest Tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington including comprehensive surveys of all Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal facilities including schools, day care centers, gaming facilities, health facilities, and tribal businesses, etc.
Monitors and reports on EPH Division accomplishments, workload trends and needs, and unmet needs
Supports tribes in workforce development in a variety of areas supporting Environmental Public Health.
Serves as a technical advisor to Northwest Tribes, as requested, on environmental health hazard identification, response, and mitigation
Serves as Principal Investigator on research grant proposals, as applicable
Formulates and interprets environmental health policy, data, and systems to enhance health outcomes
Supports tribes in attainment of licensure AAAHC and JCAHO.
Strengthens the field of tribal environmental public health in partnership with Northwest Tribes
Establishes and maintains relationships with federal and state partners and Northwest Tribal Nations
Serves as a Member of the NPAIHB Management Team
Provides organizational leadership, problem-solving, planning, advocacy, teamwork, and critical communications to NPAIHB staff
Creates and maintains a culture of professional excellence, integrity, and rigor
Builds, in partnership with the Management Team, organizational strategies and policies to make efficient use of all human and financial resources, integrate programs services, and uphold the fiduciary responsibility of NPAIHB
Provides updates to the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors and its Committees as requested by the Executive Director or the Director of Programs and Development
Represents the NPAIHB and its Environmental Public Health Division at tribal, state, and national meetings, conferences, events, and workgroups
Assists with special projects as assigned by the Executive Director or designee.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervises nine Environmental Public Health Division staff
Leads Division-level quality improvement initiatives to strengthen programs and services, maximize performance, and meet the needs and priorities of Member Tribes and NPAIHB Delegates/Board of Directors.
Promotes collaboration and learning between all NPAIHB Division projects, partners, and funding agencies to meet grant and organizational goals and objectives
Evaluates staff performance and ensures that individual employee development plans result in an EPH Division which is equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to accomplish their jobs and meet NPAIHB's strategic goals
Ensures that EPH Division staff comply with organizational policies and applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards
Provides direction, consultation, and support to EPH Division staff regarding issues related to the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures, priorities, and/or personnel concerns
Receives, resolves, and reports to Director of Programs and Development any concerns or complaints related to EPH Division services or staff
Ensures quality assurance and quality control over the collection, tracking, and analysis of Tribal data
Upholds the principles of Tribal Data Sovereignty
Ensures human subjects protections and Institutional Review Board (IRB) compliance meets or exceeds standards for clinical-based research, surveillance, and evaluation
Promotes manuscript publication among NPAIHB staff and in collaboration with Northwest Tribes
Works in collaboration Director of Programs and Development and Human Resources on staff hiring and staff disciplinary procedures, as needed.
Administrative and Reporting Functions
Oversees all EPH Division budgets
Oversees the EPH Division's preparation and submission of all grant, project or activity reports and/or updates
Drafts and/or reviews project-related external contracts
Other Duties
Oversees submission of EPH Division's articles for publication and external communication
Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Programs and Development and/or Executive Director or designee.
Standards of Conduct
Act in service to the Tribes and Tribal communities we serve
Uphold the Mission, Values, and Vision of the NPAIHB
Maintain the highest level of confidentiality with all NPAIHB information and documentation
Consistently exhibit professional behavior and a high degree of personal and professional integrity and impartiality appropriate to the responsible and confidential nature of the position
Exercise good judgment and initiative in performance of duties and responsibilities
Demonstrate high emotional intelligence in the performance of all duties and responsibilities
Orientation toward learning, innovation, service, and the building of second-line leadership
Commitment to building an organizational culture which centers NPAIHB's service to Tribes, promotes professional excellence, and builds an environment where employees grow and thrive
Commitment to build an inclusive workplace across a range of identities and experiences, including (but not limited to) geography, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, language, disability, religion, spiritual practices, and immigration status
See diversity as a strength, and equity as a baseline
Work in a cooperative manner with all levels of management and with all NPAIHB staff
Effectively plan, organize workload, and schedule time to meet workload demands
Use reasonable judgment to consistently display professional work attire during normal business hours, and/or dress appropriately for the workday, space, or event in lieu of a formal dress code
Be present, available, and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours
Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with cameras on
Show consideration by communicating effectively and building collective understanding
Recognize that relationships are the cornerstone of NPAIHB's work by treating all NPAIHB delegates/alternates, partners, staff, and American Indian/Alaska Native people with dignity and respect
Participate in all NPAIHB events and activities.
Qualifications
Education
PhD (or other Doctoral degree) in Environmental Public Health, public health, or related field
Master's degree in environmental public health, public health, or related field AND 15 years or more of experience
Professional licensure/credentialing as Registered Environmental Health Specialist and/or Registered Sanitarian by a state or national licensing board
Additional Education Preferred
Certification in Infection Control (CIC)
Experience
Ten (10) or more years of experience with executive and project management
At least five (5) years of experience as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and/or Registered Sanitarian
At least five (5) years of professional experience working with Tribes, Tribal Organizations, or the Indian Health system
Working knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to environmental public health at local, state and federal level, including legislative processes
Additional Experience Preferred
Direct experience working with Northwest Tribes
Experience in the planning, organization, implementation, and follow-up of public health-related coalitions
Experience with disaster and/or emergency management
Experience with ServSafe Training
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge, discretion, tact, judgment, and overall ability in working effectively with federal, Tribal, and other professionals, and facilitating participation and partnership in the activities of the Environmental Public Health Program, the Clinical Support Services Division, and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
Demonstrated knowledge of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and other relevant laws, regulations, policies and rules related to Indian Health.
Proficiency with computer applications (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office Suite programs)
Strong technical writing skills, including good spelling and grammatical skills, and the ability to produce polished writing under a deadline
Excellent research and analysis skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Must be sensitive to cross-cultural differences, and able to work effectively within their context
Ability to work with minimal supervision, exercise initiative, and make independent decisions and recommendations
Ability to make professional oral presentations in settings at the national, regional, and community levels, as well as in Tribal settings
Ability to complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner
Ability to travel occasionally (approximately 25% of the time)
Probationary Period
External applicants must agree to serve a minimum six-month probationary period during which time their employment can be terminated at will. For the purpose of evaluating job performance, internal applicants must agree to serve a minimum six-month probationary period when job duties change significantly.
Worksite Location
NPAIHB generally requires employees to work in its main office, located in Portland, OR.
Work Conditions
Physical Demands
Frequently involves sedentary work (exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body)
Occasionally involves light work (exerting up to 20 pounds of force and/or up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to move objects)
Physical Requirements
Consistently requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly
Constantly requires working with fingers, rather than the whole hand or arm
Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks
Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time
Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms
Occasionally requires raising objects from a lower to a higher position, or moving objects horizontally
Occasionally requires stooping, which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles
Infrequently requires crouching
Typical Environmental Conditions
The worker is frequently subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
Travel Requirements
Local travel and/or overnight travel outside of the area is required (approximately 25% of the time).
Disclaimer
The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.
Except as provided by Title 25, U.S.C.
Alternate nondiscrimination statement
450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, politics, membership or non‑membership ...
Salary: $135,000 - $155,000 per year
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