The Health Department was established by the vote of the people on September 1, 1960. Its doors opened on February 1, 1961. It has served the residents of Taney County. It is mainly funded through a county mill tax and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees elected at-large for a four-year term. There are two offices; the main office is located in the county seat at Forsyth. The second office was opened October 2, 1995, in Branson in order to meet the needs of residents in the western part of the county. In 2005, Taney County and City of Branson Health Departments met all standards to be acknowledged as Advanced Accredited Public Health Departments. In February 2008, the City of Branson Health Department was integrated into the Taney County Health Department, …show more content…
It is also available on the computers and everyone can access to the Personnel Manual. It contains full details about the rules and policies of Taney County Health department. In addition, it contains the most important rights of the employees, such as holidays, health insurance, and retirement. For Community Outreach, there are training policies related to community outreach, disciplinary actions and other rules for this division.
• Discuss the utilization of job descriptions within the department. Are they written? What is included in the description? Include examples of typical job descriptions.
Human Resources division is responsible for hiring new staff. There are written job descriptions, and it is available for everyone. It includes all information that required getting a position in Taney County Health Department, such as educational requirements, physical and mental condition, communication requirements, responsibilities, and ability requirements.
• Discuss the staffing and recruitment procedures associated with the department to which you are assigned (advertisement, screening, interview,