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Maternal Child Health Program Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 95000 - 115000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
11 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
8 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
SUMMARY: The Maternal Child Health Program Manager provides program development leadership coordination and oversight for maternal obstetric postpartum infant and early childhood health initiatives at NACC. This role supports services using a harm reduction and trauma-informed approach for care of pregnant individuals infants and families with young children. The Program Manager implements services that support the individual ensures impactful care coordination develops community partnerships and ensures interdisciplinary collaboration.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Leadership & Operations
- Develop implement and refine innovative programming and clinical interventions that address gaps in care and respond to the evolving needs of patients and families receiving maternal child health services with an emphasis on culture-based and community-driven solutions.
- Coordinate services related to prenatal care postpartum care newborn and infant health developmental screening breastfeeding support and early childhood wellness.
- Support strategic planning and growth of maternal and child health programming.
- Partners with the Traditional Healing Director and Director of Integrative Health to identify key areas of improvement and success within the MCH program.
- Oversees the development of support groups for parents and caregivers.
- In coordination with Medical Team develop Maternal Child Health Workplan workflows and systems that guides program development implementation and evaluation.
- In coordination with Medical Leadership develops policies protocols best practice documentation and care team training within maternal child health program.
- Monitor program budgets and support long-term financial sustainability by aligning services with reimbursement opportunities and operational efficiencies.
- Promote a team culture rooted in compassion accountability and respect aligned with NACCs mission and Indigenous values.
- Manages grant programs that support the Maternal Child Health Program.
Clinical & Care Coordination Support
- Coordinate closely with medical providers nurses behavioral health staff harm reduction teams and traditional medicine providers to ensure seamless care transitions and collaborative treatment planning.
- Support care transitions during pregnancy delivery postpartum and early childhood.
- Assist with referral coordination to specialty care social services public health WIC home visiting substance use treatment and community resources.
- Provides support and back-up of the Maternal Child Health team which may include:
- Provide professional clinical care (including triage assessment intervention evaluation) prioritizing trauma-informed care principles and patient-led care plans.
- Deliver skilled interventions including obstetric assessment medication administration phlebotomy education standing orders and vital signs.
- Coordination of care for clinic prenatal perinatal and postpartum patients. Duties may include but are not limited to population management outreach scheduling patient appointments imaging transfers of care and hospital admissions; navigating referrals to specialists: tracking of high-risk patients and abnormal test results.
- Perform assessment of patients unmet social needs and help patients navigate community resources including childbirth classes doula services WIC dental care nutritionists/lactation consultants baby care supplies Project Child/Child Protection Services and other social services as needed.
- Completes accurate timely documentation of patient encounters in the electronic medical record.
- Conducts nurse-led prenatal visits include prenatal planning. OB intake visit 08 complete physical routine prenatal follow-up visits newborn checkups and the postpartum exam.
Quality Improvement & Data Management
- Lead or participate in quality improvement initiatives related to maternal and infant outcomes.
- Track and analyze program metrics
- Prepare reports for leadership grant requirements and community partners.
- Participate in incident review patient safety initiatives and risk reduction activities as appropriate.
- Use data to identify disparities and implement improvement strategies.
Community Engagement & Partnerships
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with hospitals tribal health programs county agencies public health departments schools early childhood programs and community organizations.
- Promote culturally grounded and community-informed approaches to care.
- Assists with grant searches proposal writing and submission for maternal child health projects and manages deliverables (invoices program implementation/maintenance) associated with non-research-based grants.
- Support outreach and education efforts for families and caregivers.
Staff Support & Education
- Provide nursing leadership and clinical supervision within the Maternal Child Health program supporting evidence-based interventions promoting culturally and harm reduction-informed care and ensuring coordination across nursing and support staff.
- Assist with onboarding and training related to maternal-child workflows and best practices.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervises team that supports the maternal child health program including the Maternal Child Health RN and Parental Advocate.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in nursing
- Minimum of 35 years of experience in maternal child health obstetrics pediatrics public health or community health.
- Experience coordinating programs projects or interdisciplinary healthcare services.
- Knowledge of maternal and infant health best practices and community-based care models.
- Strong organizational communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters degree in nursing public health or other relevant clinical/public area.
- Experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) tribal health program public health agency or community-based setting.
- Experience with grants reporting and quality improvement methodologies.
- Knowledge of health equity trauma-informed care substance use in pregnancy and culturally responsive practices.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Frequently/Continually required to stand
- Occasionally required to walk
- Frequently required to sit
- Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
- Continually required to talk or hear
- Occasionally exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials
- While performing the duties of this job the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Required Experience:
Manager
