Borough Nursing Director Assistant, Bureau of School Health

Open to candidates who are permanent or those who file for the upcoming Civil Service Exam # - Public Health Advisor (School Health) within the filing period commencing 5 / 1 / 24

Established in , 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 , 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,-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 , 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 :

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 recognizes 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.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO :

• Under the supervision of the Borough Nursing Director; the PHADV level I will be responsible for the following : Providing clerical and administrative support to supervisors, OSH staff, and Borough Nursing Director (BND).
• Performing responsible clerical work in various administrative and operational areas by processing, recording, checking, and maintaining records, furnishing information, and preparing reports, Collecting, reviewing and summarizing data and information concerning all initiatives including special project's needs.
• Assisting with coordination of Regional Training.
• Working with and / or at the direction of the BND and Nursing Supervisor to maintain / update training material for OSH staff;

requesting appropriate electronic and other equipment for training.

• Providing clerical support at training sites as deemed appropriate by the BND.
• Maintaining and updating New Nurse Orientation and Preceptor schedules within each region.
• Receiving and transmitting telephone messages to BND, supervisors and field staff as needed.
• Compiling and preparing all time and personnel records, and other required reports.
• Providing oversight of Supplies and Equipment for OSH staff.
• Forwarding changes in OSH Staff school assignments to Central Office Liaisons to maintain accuracy of OSH Staff Management data base.
• Compiling summer school assignments for payroll purposes including but not limited to hours of school sessions, start and end date.
• Maintaining and coordinating schedule for BND, Supervising Nurses, and field staff
• Participating in the transferring process by assisting in arranging principals' meetings and maintaining records of Principal's Letters.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education or in health, social or biological sciences; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention / prevention program, performing one or more of the following : interviewing, conducting field investigations, assessing health risks,

making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 2 above; or

4. Education and / or experience equivalent to 1, 2 or 3 above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience.

However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in 1 above or six months of experience as described in 2 above.

Additional Requirements

A. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser (School Health), Assignment Level I, or

at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement 2 above.

Preferred Skills

Knowledge of DOHMH and DOE personnel policies and procedures excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.