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Public Health Interventionist

Beaverhead County is an equal opportunity employer.  The County shall, upon request, provide reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job Title: Public Health Interventionist (PHI)

Department: Public Health

Location: Dillon, MT

Pay Scale: Grade 11 Entry ($29.81/hr)

Status: Full-time (40hr/wk) – Grant based through 6/30/27

Job Overview:

The Public Health Interventionist, will be able to perform a variety of professional and administrative duties within the health department to promote and maintain individual, group, and community health, with the addition of nursing duties.  This person will coordinate investigations of communicable disease to prevent their spread, such as COVID-19 and STDs, while also providing basic nursing care, patient assessments, and medical support in a clinical or field environment.  This work includes conducting client interviews, case investigations, contact tracing, and collection of data for surveillance and reporting.  This position will also assist with the development of appropriate response protocols, data tracking and analysis and communication with stakeholders.  Other duties include responsibility for a variety of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant deliverables, assistance with planning and administration of immunization clinics, outreach for various public health programs, social media responsibility, and family planning/immunization inventory.

This position is full-time, Monday through Friday.  In the event of a public health emergency, this individual must be willing to work variable hours, including nights and weekends.

Essential Functions (Major Duties or Responsibilities):

A. Coordinate Communicable Disease Surveillance Systems and Response
  • Conduct timely investigations with people with confirmed or suspected communicable diseases.
  • Manage patient panels of those with confirmed or suspected diseases under investigation using established protocols including ongoing interviews and patient follow up, tracking of relationship/contacts, case management and documentation.
  • Communicate effectively and responsibly by establishing rapport, assertively confronting issues, and resolving patient concerns.
  • Document surveillance data such as health indicators, risk factors, and disease surveillance information using MIDIS (Montana Infectious Disease Information System data base).
  • Coordinate and manage special surveillance and screening activities during emerging disease events under established protocol and supervision of the Public Health Director.
  • Monitor trends, risk factors, and prevention interventions of communicable disease in the county.
B. PHEP Grant Deliverables
  • Assist in accomplishing grant related deliverables.
  • Maintain periodic reporting to various stakeholders.
  • Assist with designing and conducting basic program evaluation activities.
  • Assist with writing and providing content for grant reports.
  • Participation with the LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee).
C. Program Support
  • Support public health staff in ongoing program implementation.
  • Conduct and document family planning drug/supply inventory.
  • Conduct and document immunization drug/supply inventory.
  • Assist with immunization record documentation in ImMTrax (Montana statewide immunization registry).
  • Assist with vaccine administration (i.e. flu and COVID clinics).
  • Responds to other public health situations as directed.
D. Community Outreach
  • Assist with community outreach including health promotion and health education. (i.e. car seat clinics, MCH activities, family planning, and WIC).
  • Responsible for social media on the public health Facebook page.
E. Immunization
  • Assist the Public Health Nurse with required immunization deliverables as needed.
  • Administration of vaccines per state and departmental protocol/standing orders.
F. Family Planning
  • Assist PHN with Family Planning clinic as needed.
G. Correctional Nurse
  • Assist PHN with nurse visitations to the jail as needed

Physical and Environmental Demands:

The duties of a PHI are performed both in the field and in the office.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Behaviors):

Required for the first day of work:

  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivator to learn many new skills.
  • Excellent “people skills” including the ability to assertively solve problems and clearly state expectations in stressful situations.
  • Ability to interact effectively with people of all social, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
  • Demonstrated ability to protect confidential health information.
  • Ability to identify problems, and utilize evidence-based practices to develop and implement solutions.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form conclusions.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences.
  • Comfort with use of spreadsheets and basic data collection, organization, and analysis.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):

  • Valid LPN or RN.
  • One year of job-related experience in public health preferred.
  • Valid Montana driver’s license is required.
  • Other combinations of directly related education and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Special Requirements:

  • Background Check.
  • Current AHA Basic Life Support.

Safety Responsibilities:

  • Comply with Beaverhead County’s Health and Safety Program.
  • Observe all safety rules and applies accident prevention principles while performing duties.
  • Report all workplace accidents or injuries to the supervisor or designee.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully.

If interested, please email a resume and completed Job Application to lguillen@beaverheadcountymt.gov or drop off at the Public Health office located at 327 East Helena Street.

Deadline is September 30, 2025.

Visit the Public Health office located at 327 East Helena Street for more information.

Public Health Behavioral Health Coordinator

Beaverhead County is an equal opportunity employer.  The County shall, upon request, provide reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job Title: Behavioral Health Coordinator (BHC)
Department: Public Health
Location: Dillon, MT
Pay Scale: $24.00 hourly wage
Status: Part-time (20 hr/wk) – Grant based through 5/31/27
Reports To: Public Health Director (PHD) & Montana Public Health Institute

Job Overview: The Public Health Behavioral Health Coordinator will be able to perform a variety of community initiatives to increase behavioral health awareness, link crisis response systems with community resources for recovery, identify community priorities, and provide support for individuals living with serious, ongoing, mental illness.  The BHC would have ongoing collaboration and discussion with behavioral health centered on prevention-based initiatives.

Essential functions: These duties are the essential functions and are not all-inclusive of all duties that the incumbent performs.  The BHC will:

  • Support local innovation and community coordination through engagement with the Montana Public Health Institute;
  • Engage the community to assess existing behavioral health services;
  • Identify ways to build and strengthen local systems, services, and activities that aim to increase resilience and mental wellness of community citizens through engagement with local stakeholders and service providers;
  • Engage the Montana Public Health Institute and other entities to develop a network of local collaboratives through which the Department and other statewide partners can maximize the reach and impact of Montana’s behavioral health system;
  • Work with the Montana Public Health Institute to implement the goals and strategies outline in the Montana Public Health Institute’s published Behavioral Health Toolkit;
  • Act as a primary contact for local and state stakeholders regarding components and organization of the community’s behavioral health, mental wellness, and resilience building systems;
  • Consolidate and report progress and metrics to local and State stakeholders regarding the community’s behavioral health, mental wellness, and resilience building systems;
  • Actively participate in technical assistance opportunities provided by the Montana Public Health Institute and the Department.

The Behavioral Health Coordinator will lead community assessment, stakeholder engagement, and community health improvement planning and coordination focused on behavioral health services, systems, and supports in Beaverhead County.  The BHC will:

  • Identify community priorities.
  • Focus on driving prevention-focused efforts to build emotional wellness and resilience.
  • Participate in and connect to existing community efforts to encourage equitable access to behavioral health services. These services include, but are not limited to:
    • crisis response;
    • substance use or other therapeutics services;
    • peer support; and
    • drop-in services.
  • Submit to the Department a proposed FY 2027 one-year work plan due year 1, Quarter 4, to implement work supported by this Agreement.  The plan will be final once it has been approved by the Department.
  • Gather information and present them to the Department and the Montana Public Health Institute in the form of reports.
  • Develop a behavioral health improvement plan at the end of the project.

Non-essential Functions: Incumbents may be requested to perform functions relevant to the position but not listed above.

Supervision exercised: This is a non-supervisory position.

Physical demands and working conditions: The work requires physical exertion such as bending, walking, and lifting up to 40lbs.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

  • Efficient, high-capacity self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Understanding of community organizing, project management, strategic planning, communications and/or organizational/systems dynamics.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills. Ability to quickly establish trust and rapport with professional and community stakeholders; comfortable addressing politically sensitive health and policy questions with tact and poise; demonstrated talent for forming and leading partnerships between diverse stakeholders working towards a common goal.
  • Outstanding communication skills. Comfortable with public speaking and public presentations, comfortable working with community collaborations.
  • Extensive knowledge of community resources and organizations.
  • Ability to design, implement and evaluate community outreach and educational programs.
  • Ability to travel locally and outside of Beaverhead County for communities for meetings, trainings, and workshops.
  • Ability to collaborate and contribute to close knit, supportive team environment, and work with people and organizations of diverse backgrounds, experiences and cultures.
  • Knowledge of the operation of personal computers with word processing, spreadsheet, or database applications.
  • Communicate questions, delays, challenges, and suggestions to the Department’s liaison.
  • Participate with the Department and the Montana Public Health Institute in regularly scheduled virtual check-ins, telephone consultations, program orientations, on-site visits, contractor meetings, and training and program evaluations.
  • Meet in-person with the Montana Public Health Institute or its contractors at least one time per year.
  • Ability to adhere to HIPAA principals.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Montana driver’s license with a safe driving record.

Education and experience:

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree of art or science in an applicable course of study.
  • Two to five years of progressively responsible experience related to the duties of this position.
  • Previous experience in project management skills and leading coalition work.
  • Mental health and substance use prevention experience preferred.

If interested, please email a resume and completed Job Application to lguillen@beaverheadcountymt.gov or drop off at the Public Health office located at 327 East Helena Street.

Deadline is August 31, 2025.

Visit the Public Health office located at 327 East Helena Street for more information.

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Contact Info

Office Hours

MON – FRI: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MON – FRI:1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

 

Phone Number

(406) 683-3734

FAX

(406) 683-3772

Address

2 South Pacific Street, Suite 1
Dillon, MT 59725