Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to organize, plan, and implement the statewide Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). Plans for the effective utilization of the program resources and organizes the goals and objectives of the program.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Organizes, plans, administers, and implements the statewide Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).
• Proactively advises supervisor of status of the statewide Hospital Preparedness Program, work products and timelines related to the Hospital Preparedness Program grant application(s) and subsequent contracts/memorandums of understanding/deliverables to hospitals and other entities.
• Develops procedures for, and reviews field staff compliance site visit and progress report reviews related to hospital preparedness grant activities.
• Travels to provide training and technical assistance to hospitals through training and individual consul tat ions on hospital preparedness.
• Receives education and training and participates in emergency response activities such as staffing the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC); Incident Management Team (IMT); State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC); Joint Operations Center (JOC); Receive, Stage and Store Center (RSS), Regional Distribution Center (RDC), or the Unified Area Command (UAC).
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in nursing.
• Requires current license as a Registered Nurse in Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public Health, Emergency Management, Public Administration, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Four (4) years of professional work experience in evaluating, developing, revising public health emergency  preparedness and response plans and in project management.
• Four (4) years of professional nursing experience related to disaster preparedness or emergency response communication and coordination.
• Four (4) years of experience in technical writing, program management, stakeholder collaboration, plan drafting and development, workshop and meeting facilitation, project plan development, resource identification, training material and exercise assessment, evaluation assessment.
• Four (4) years of experience assessing and implementing hospital and regional health care coalitions and  other similar programs, analyzing grantee data, and all hazards readiness policy and procedures.
• Four (4) years of experience working with MS Office, including word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams,  and other related applications.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.