NFHV Borough Manager, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health

Open to candidates who are permanent in the civil service title of Health Services Manager or the comparable titles of Administrative Community Relations Specialist and Administrative Director of Social Services.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is expanding home visiting in NYC and streamlining how providers organizations and community residents can access quality home-visiting services. The goal is to improve maternal and child health and well-being by matching families assessed risks to evidence-based (EB) or evidence-generating (EG) home visiting (HV) models that are most appropriate for them. DOHMHs New Family Home Visits (NFHV) program will serve families from pregnancy through the postpartum period. The NFHV builds on the success of the Newborn Home Visiting Program established in 2004 and supports a call to action by the Mayors office Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity(TRIE); these are neighborhoods and communities burdened by adverse maternal and child health outcomes.

Under the direction of the NHVP Deputy Director with latitude for independent judgment and decision making the NFHV Borough Manager will:

-Manage the daily operations/activities of the assigned NHVP sites within the NFHV Initiative supervise team supervisors and collaborate with administrative nursing lactation and social worker staff to ensure performance milestones are met.
-Collaborate with all NHVP sites to develop and oversee the implementation of Newborn Home Visiting Program using equity-based protocols and guidelines.
-Develop and modify program goals policies and procedures plan strategically for program changes as needed develop & implement protocols to assure quality and confidentiality of client information.
-Conduct Quality Assurance (QA) client visits and case reviews with staff to ensure compliance to program protocols.
-Collaborate with Programs Training and Research and Evaluation teams to design develop and facilitate trainings for assigned staff.
-Support the maintenance of relationships with key stakeholders and community-based partners.
-Assist with expansion efforts which include recruitment of personnel for NFHV.
-Represent the Program during activities with internal and external stakeholders.
-Review provide and utilize data to assess staff and programmatic performance.
-Assist with the management and creation of spending plan for personnel and OTPS budgets.

Preferred Skills
-Experience in public health particularly in maternal & child health breastfeeding and/or early childhood development
-Experience supervising staff and working independently
-Excellent communication and writing skills
-Analytical and critical-thinking skills to support strategic planning and execution of activities
-Experience in program management planning and implementation
-Experience supervising staff and working independently


LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
A motor Vehicle Drivers license valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. If required this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Why you should work for us:

-Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa tax-deferred savings program and
oa 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.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition anti-tobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact Sye-Eun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or .

HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER NON MA - 1006C

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and five years of full-time professional satisfactory experience acquired within the last fifteen years in a health services setting such as a laboratory hospital or other patient care facility or in a public health environmental health or mental hygiene program at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial capacity consisting of managerial experience clearly demonstrating the ability to perform difficult and responsible managerial work requiring independent decision-making concerning program management planning allocation of resources and the scheduling and assignment of work.

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. Education may be substituted for experience on the basis that each 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college in hospital administration public health public administration business administration management or administration can be substituted for one year of non-managerial experience up to a maximum of 60 semester credits for two years. However all candidates must have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree and 18 months of managerial experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time