Featured Job: Capital Projects Oversight Analyst – Council
Closing Date/Time: Monday 06/19/17 4:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $102,038.00 – $137,230.00 Annually Job Type: Appointed Location: King County Auditor’s Office – 516 Third Ave, Room W-1033, Seattle, WA 98104, Washington Department: King County Council Description: The Auditor’s Office is hiring an experienced professional to oversee county capital projects. Qualifications include a degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related technical discipline, and/or significant experience in delivery of capital projects. The selected candidate will join a committed, tight-knit team of exceptional analysts who drive improvement in King County government. We prioritize work-life… Read More
Summertime discounts for employees
Employees are welcome to take advantage of two new discounts: Wild Waves -The Metro Employees Recreational Activities Association (MERAA) is offering discounted tickets to Wild Waves to King County employees. MERAA is NOT receiving any money or percentage of tickets sold. The online purchase price is $25.00 and Main Gate prices are $43.79. Click here to access this offer (PDF). Puget Sound Moving offers affordable, reliable solutions to the most common moving problems, including the complete packing, storage and shipment of our customers’ belongings at competitive prices. King County employees are eligible… Read More
What is “Investing in You?”
Last week Executive Constantine launched Investing in You, a strategy that brings together our work in Equity and Social Justice, Best-Run Government: Employees and Continuous Improvement into a single, comprehensive plan focused on making King County a great place to work. By aligning this work into a single strategy we can ensure that all of the County’s employee-focused efforts are working collaboratively towards the same goal – a fair, supportive, innovative and racially diverse workplace – and we can see how the individual components fit together. Investing in You teams are working on… Read More
Five questions with Bookda Gheisar, Immigrant and Refugee Policy Analyst
1. Why did you start in your role with King County? I am a social worker by training and passion, so my entire career has been focused on fighting poverty, eliminating barriers that people of color experience in accessing services, and allowing for voices who are not usually present at the table to become heard and to influence policymakers. The specific way that I carry out this mission has shifted from time to time, because social work is a broad field, so I have looked at emergent issues within that umbrella. It… Read More
First and fast care: Emergency medical technician on the scene
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Today, we’re taking a closer look at Basic Life Support (BLS) response. Sent to an incident by 911 dispatchers, BLS personnel are the first responders to a scene and provide immediate medical care, such as advanced first aid and CPR/AED to stabilize the patient. Staffed by firefighters trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), BLS units arrive at the scene in about five minutes (on average). We connected with EMT and firefighter Nate Strobel with the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority to tell us a bit about his… Read More
Airport helps deliver nearly 100 world business leaders to Microsoft CEO Summit
Crossposted from The Centerline Notice more corporate jets than usual last month on the airside of King County International Airport/Boeing Field? Your eyes weren’t deceiving you. The Airport played a big role in delivering many of the world’s top business leaders who converged on the Northwest for the annual Microsoft CEO Summit. We welcomed nearly 100 business and executive aircraft that were tied directly to the summit, which took place May 17-18 at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. Those aircraft carried some of the world’s most successful, innovative and high-profile business and organizational figures…. Read More
Featured Job: Psychiatrist
Closing Date/Time: Continuous Salary: $78.74 – $99.81 Hourly Job Type: Various – See Supplemental Information Statement Location: Both Sites KCCF (Seattle) and RJC (Kent), Washington Department: Department of Public Health–Jail Health Services Description: The responsibilities of this Psychiatrist position for Jail Health Services include providing primary mental health care services to psychiatric patients according to established department policies and procedures and local, state, and federal standards. The incumbent will provide psychiatric consultation, patient assessments, treatment plans, and information to patients and families for specialized health care programs within King County correctional facilities. Learn… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Public Health Insider blog
The Public Health Insider provides timely, interesting, behind-the-scenes news about efforts to protect the health and well-being of all people in Seattle and King County. It’s written by members of the Communications Team at Public Health – Seattle & King County, with contributions from the many experts who work throughout the department’s five divisions. Follow the Public Health Insider blog today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Kudos! Tobacco Prevention Program receives national recognition
The Tobacco Prevention Program’s King County Partners with CHWs to Provide Tobacco Interventions initiative addressed tobacco-related health disparities by integrating Community Health Workers (CHW) into tobacco interventions was recently selected as Model Practice by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Model Practices Program. This NACCHO award nationally honors outstanding local public health practices throughout the country and is highly competitive. Selection indicates that a program demonstrated “Exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need.” All Model Practices winners will be recognized at the NACCHO Annual… Read More
Tech Tip: Skype 4 Business: Ordering King County Skype phones, headsets or speakers
Go shopping at the King County Skype store then contact your telecom rep and let them know what you want. Here’s the link to County telecom lead. Copy and paste if needed: https://kc1.sharepoint.com/teams/ITOP…
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