Director of Healthcare Programs, Bureau of Healthcare and Community Readiness - New York City, NY : Job Details

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City's yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including 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 racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency's five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:

1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a response-ready organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods

3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness

4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women's health

5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism's impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

Program and Job Description:

NYC DOHMH's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) was created to promote DOHMH's and NYC's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from health emergencies. OEPR coordinates agency- and healthcare system-wide emergency planning, exercises and training, evaluation, information sharing, operations and logistics and coordination with healthcare partners, community stakeholders, City, State & Federal partners.

OEPR's work focuses on promoting and protecting public health through emergency preparedness and response; and recognizes that social inequities negatively impact our efforts to maintain and improve the health of NYC during and after a disaster. With these inequities in mind, OEPR is also working to improve its application of a social justice and racial equity lens to its emergency preparedness and response work.

OEPR's efforts to combat the harmful effects of systemic injustices on communities focuses on working towards the most equitable post-disaster public health outcomes possible. Check out our project impact stories at:

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Provide leadership, strategy, and oversight of the New York City Health Care Coalition (NYC HCC). This includes directly supervising two HCC Senior Program and planning managers, defining NYC HCC strategic direction, goals and priorities, developing membership comprising of representatives of health care sectors and various coalition types, ensuring effective use of HPP grant funds and progress toward HPP requirements and health care system preparedness and recovery in NYC.

Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships in the development and implementation of the emergency preparedness and response initiatives for the hospital, primary care), urgent care, primary care, dialysis, and ambulatory care sectors in New York City along with key healthcare planning and response partners in support of citywide, grant, and coalition priorities; serve as NYC DOHMH representative to healthcare delivery partners and share Agency input and guidance.

Manage the development of healthcare delivery partner trainings and development of educational and briefing materials to support engagement on critical issues including alternate care sites, crisis standards of care, health equity, incident command, and other critical readiness subjects.

Maintain knowledge of situational awareness systems providing medical intelligence reporting relevant to public health and medical response including those provided by NYS Department of Health, Greater New York Hospital Association, NYC Emergency Management, and other partners.

Serve in a leadership role (Branch Director) and staff the Healthcare Systems Support Branch (HSSB) of the NYC DOHMH's Incident Command System (ICS) when activated and complete emergency response trainings.

IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:

* A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver's license.

* Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.

* Current Resume

* Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting's Minimum Qualification Requirements section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

LOAN FORGIVENESS

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

Preferred Skills

A minimum of 5 years experience in public health, healthcare and or emergency management in a supervisory capacity, including experience leading diverse teams with varying portfolios and the ability to delegate effectively. Experience managing local and or federal grants and related contract and vendor management. Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, analytical, research, and problem-solving skills. Ability to prioritize and work in fast-paced environment with multiple, hard deadlines. Completion of FEMA IS-100, 200, 700, and 800. Strong project management skills and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Certification in public health, emergency management, continuity or other relevant credential Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at

Residency Requirement

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.