Clinical Director, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health
About The Position
The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.
Requirements
- A valid New York state license as a Registered Nurse
- A baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college
- A master's degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field
- 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
- Education and/or experience equivalent to the above
- Must possess a valid New York State license as a Registered Nurse
- Must possess a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college
- Must possess the 18 months of specialized experience as described above
Nice To Haves
- At least two years of nursing experience in hospital or community setting preferably OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Maternal Child Health, or Mental Health.
- Previous experience working in low-income communities is a plus
- Prior in supervising and management is preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and administrative oversight of NYC NFP to both DOHMH and non-DOHMH contracted vendor sites
- Create/implement QA/QO measures and support administrators and supervisors in implementation of same
- Participate in NFP CAB meetings, represent DOHMH teams and ensure attendance is entered into national database system
- Review and prepare program budget in collaboration with Senior Director
- Provide direct supervision to nurse supervisors
- Provide backup to all NYC DOHMH NFP teams if administrator or supervisor is out
- Assure appropriate staffing and supervision at sites, provide ongoing guidance to assure high quality program performance
- Oversee all clinical issues at all DOHMH sites
- Provide direct supervision to Manager of Mental Health and Strategic Partnerships
- Oversee quality assurance measures and support administrators and supervisors in implementation of same
- Oversee accuracy and timeless of reports and facilitate review of reports
- Oversee timely implementation of improvement plans and monitor results
- Monitor service provision by review of reports and regular site visits
- Assist and support new team supervisors in their efforts to build and sustain their sites, sharing lesson learned and best practices across NCY NFP teams; orientation to include ensuring that all trainings are done in a timely manner--those required by NSO and DOHMH
- Organize, coordinate and facilitate leadership and superior meetings and NYC NFP trainings and events
- Oversee creation and implementation of Electronic Case Management Systems (ECME) for NYC NFP; collaborate with NSO, IT and all NYCNFP sites on this project
- Provide support and training to all NYC NFP staff in ECMS
- Update and revise Internal QI tools for clinical and program review
- Maintain on-going communication with the National NFP and NFP programs throughout the nation to keep informed of the recent developments and changes and keep NCY NFP staff informed of all updates
- Collaborate with NYC NFP staff in establishing relationships with key community providers and agencies; in collaboration with central office outreach team and all site supervisors and administrators, do presentations and perform outreach as needed
- In collaboration with other central office clinical staff, review all NYC NFP Adverse Event Reports, perform follow-up as needed, act as a liaison with OCQMI
Benefits
- Federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs
- Premium-free health insurance plan
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
- A public sector defined benefit pension plan
- A tax-deferred savings program
- A robust Worksite Wellness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
