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Patricia M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RN Center for Public Health Practice

Civil Service: Friend or Foe to State Public Health Departments. Patricia M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RN Center for Public Health Practice Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh psweeney@pitt.edu. Background. Phase One:

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Patricia M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RN Center for Public Health Practice

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  1. Civil Service: Friend or Foe to State Public Health Departments Patricia M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RN Center for Public Health Practice Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh psweeney@pitt.edu

  2. Background Phase One: • Identified the positions most difficult for state public health departments to recruit • Entry level RN • Most senior level epidemiologist

  3. Background Phase Two: • Assessed the degree to which state health departments utilized competencies when determining the suitability of job candidates

  4. Competencies • AACON • Baccalaureate nursing • Quad Council • Public health nursing • Council on Linkages • Public health core • CSTE and CDC • Epidemiology

  5. Purpose Phase Three: • Define distribution of responsibility for state public health hiring and promotion • Describe the impact of state civil service laws upon the state public health personnel systems

  6. Methods • Identified market responsive personnel system procedures • Developed a survey instrument • Validated tool • Surveys mailed to each state and territorial health department

  7. Department/agency responsible for public health department personnel functions in your state State Administrative / Human Resource Office Collective Bargaining Agreement State Health Department The State Legislature State Civil Service Commission Do not know: Other N/A • Department/agency • responsible for public health department • personnel functions

  8. Forbids/ constrains Mandates/ permits Other Civil service law impact upon state public health department personnel functions N/A

  9. Results Received completed surveys from 28 states

  10. Department/agency responsible for public health department personnel functions in your state State Administrative / Human Resource Office Collective Bargaining Agreement State Health Department State Civil Service Commission The State Legislature Do not know: N/A • Department/agency • responsible for public health department • personnel functions

  11. Forbids/ constrains Mandates/ permits Civil service law impact upon state public health department personnel functions N/A

  12. Reported impact of civil service laws

  13. Methods Analyzed State Civil Service Laws • Distribution of personnel system responsibilities • Recruitment authority • Salary control • Market exceptions

  14. Findings

  15. Findings

  16. Implications • Legal framework critical • Departments set minimum qualifications • Critical position carve outs • Authorize higher pay • Implementation of law equally critical

  17. Needed research • Regulations and policies which implement civil service laws • Mechanisms used for promotion of the publichealth workforce . • Mechanism to minimize the impact of collective bargaining

  18. Civil Service: Friend or Foe of State Public Health Departments Patricia M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RN Center for Public Health Practice Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh psweeney@pitt.edu

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