Administrative Nurse Supervisor, Bureau of Public Health Clinics

City of New York • New York City, NY

13h

About The Position

The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (BPHC) has the mission to promote a healthy community by providing New Yorkers with the resources needed to make informed and empowered health decisions; identify and treat tuberculosis, and provide immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status . To achieve this, 8 sexual health clinics provides direct clinical services to people seeking sexual health care, and services to sex partners. The BPHC operates 8 Sexual Health Clinics throughout New York City (NYC). BPHC seeks to hire an Administrative Nurse Manager to work in one of the Sexual Health Clinics; this person will work under the supervision of the Nurse Practitioner Medical Director.

Requirements

• A valid New York state license as a Registered Nurse, a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college and a master's degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field, plus four years of recent experience in public health or hospital nursing or a related field; at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive, consultative or educational capacity, or in supervision of professional public health nursing personnel working in any of the above mentioned areas; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must possess a valid New York State license as a Registered Nurse, and a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college; and must possess the 18 months of specialized experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining medical and sexual history
• Conducting physical examinations
• Ordering relevant stat and microbiologic testing
• Making presumptive diagnoses of STIs
• Providing treatment for patients with STIs and HIV.
• Providing counseling for medication abortion and dispensing abortion medications to patients in the clinic
• Providing Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
• Providing all forms of contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
• Providing vaccination for Hepatitis A and B, Meningitis, and HPV
• Arranging referrals to clinics for other services as needed
• Providing health education to patients
• Rotating on the telemedicine service
• Providing counseling and follow up for medication abortion on the sexual health Telemedicine hotline
• Serving as a supervisor, including managing medication abortion and ultrasound appointments and supervision of clinicians providing counseling on medication abortion and LARC
• Serving as a supervisor of clinicians providing medication abortion and LARC
• Obtaining consent and dispensing medication for medication abortions in the clinics for both appointment and walk-in patients
• Providing simple ultrasound evaluations for pregnancy dating and identifying IUD placements
• Working closely with mental health specialists to provide comprehensive psychosocial and behavioral care
• Adhering to Bureau Standards for productivity.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Assistant Commissioner and the Medical Directors.

Benefits

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund. o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. o a tax-deferred savings program and o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees