State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Registrar Of Vital Records (6791MP)

$44.35-$60.46 Hourly / $3,547.59-$4,836.67 BiWeekly /
$92,592.00-$126,237.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Public Health, Vital Records Unit this class is accountable for managing a statewide Vital Record Registry system.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives administrative direction from the Director, Health Policy, Planning and Statistics Division.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Directs health data collection staff of Vital Record Registry and provides direction to local vital record registries to ensure accuracy and consistency.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Directs staff and operations of the Vital Record Registry;
  • Coordinates, plans and manages registry activities; 
  • Develops or assists in development of related policy; 
  • Interprets and administers pertinent laws; 
  • Evaluates staff; 
  • Prepares or assists in preparation of registry budget; 
  • Administers and enforces regulations and legislative mandates for efficient administration of statewide system of vital record registration;
  • Issues instructions to local vital record registries; 
  • Maintains selected health data systems; 
  • Assists and advises local officials and others involved in operation of system of vital record registration; 
  • Develops and conducts special research studies in conjunction with universities, associations, private organizations and foundations in areas relating to health care and quality reporting of health information;
  • Proposes legislation to Commissioner and provides information to legislative committees involved with registry;
  • Personally inspects each vital registry at local level in order to review vital registration methods and enforces pertinent statutes or regulations if violations found; 
  • Conducts training programs to promote uniformity of procedures throughout state in area of vital record registration;
  • Prepares and publishes reports of vital record registration and statistics; 
  • Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
    • principles and practices of a statewide vital record registration system including data collection processing and retrieval procedures;
  • Knowledge of
    • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
    • vital registry terminology and procedural methodology applied to vital record management and record research; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

    Nine (9) years of experience in health vital records and database maintenance.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

    Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the supervisory level in vital records.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

    • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
    • A Master's degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

    JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

    Classified/Competitive

    OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

    (34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

    BARGAINING UNIT

    (02)-MANAGERIAL

    EEO

    (2)-Professional

    SALARY INFORMATION

    MP 63

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

    CANCELLATION CLAUSE

    This replaces the existing specification for the class of Registrar of Vital Records in Salary Group MP 63 approved effective April 9, 2010. (Revised to add Acknowledgement section and modify content) Final 22-007

    EFFECTIVE DATE

    04/01/2022
    CLASS: 6791MP; EST: 8/29/1975; REV: 10/7/2022;