Project Coordinator

Maimonides Medical Center • New York, NY

40d

About The Position

Maimonides Medical Center is seeking a full-time Maternal Child Health Project Coordinator to support community health initiatives. The role focuses on integrating mental health programs in Obstetrics, facilitating transitions between inpatient care and maternity and pediatrics outpatient clinics, and assisting with departmental quality improvement. The Project Coordinator collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, supports operations of the Brooklyn Parenting Center (BPC), and helps patients navigate to Community Care Brooklyn (CCB).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public/Community Health, Social Work, or a related field.
• Experience working in program coordination at a community-based organization or clinical environment.
• Experience with data collection, entry, reporting, and quality assurance.
• Demonstrated commitment to prevention-based programming, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive care, and the promotion of health equity.
• Interest in maternal child health, perinatal mental health, and community health.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the BPC Program Manager and OB clinical team to support and improve program operations.
• Conduct culturally sensitive outreach to pregnant people and parents of newborns to facilitate mental health and social needs screenings and identify at-risk families.
• Provide referrals and warm hand-offs to community-based organizations, internal departments and providers, and other supports to address health-related social needs and facilitate integrated services.
• Coordinate postpartum support groups, including patient and clinician communication, enrollment, and preparation of materials.
• Support research and data collection efforts to evaluate program success.
• Maintain records and enter required information into the electronic health/medical record.
• Attend monthly meetings and maintain communication.
• Distribute car seats, cribs, and similar items to patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time