Health professionals needed to serve on state boards

Contact government relations to apply UNMC’s Office of Government Relations can assist UNMC employees in their applications for state boards and committees. The government relations office provides letters of recommendation and other guidance to help employees secure such positions. Those interested in applying for a board or committee position should contact Sara Cizek-Going, J.D., in the government relations office at 559-6671 or scizek@unmc.edu to start the application process. Interested employees should act quickly, though, as the application deadline for many of the current open positions is Aug. 1.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Licensure Unit seeks several health professionals to serve on its boards.

The boards provide for the health, safety and welfare of Nebraskans by ensuring that licensees and others meet standards of proficiency and competency.

Health professionals needed for the various boards include:

• Physicians;
  
• Marriage and family therapist;
  
• Optometrist;
  
• Pharmacist;
  
• Physical therapist;
  
• Psychologist;
  
• Medical radiographer;
  
• Nurse practitioner;
  
• Medical nutrition therapists;
  
• Audiologist;
  
• Speech-language pathologist;
  
• Dentists;
  
• Dental hygienists; and
  
• Public members on several boards.

Board terms are five years and most require the applicant to be a Nebraska resident and have an active Nebraska credential (license/certification) for the past five years. The application deadline for many of the positions currently open is Aug. 1.

Membership on the boards ranges from four to 10 people and the number of yearly meetings varies from one to six based on the needs of the board.

Duties include:

• Administration of licensing examinations;
  
• Recommending the issuance or denial of licenses;
  
• Reviewing and implementing changes in legislation and regulations;
  
• Complaint screening; and
  
• Recommendations on disciplinary actions.

Also, a governor-appointed position is available for a nurse on the State Board of Health.