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New York State Department of Health · 6 days ago

Community Health Program Manager 1 (NY HELPS) - 549

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$104K/yr - $131K/yr

9+ years exp

The New York State Department of Health is responsible for public health initiatives, and they are seeking a Community Health Program Manager 1 to lead the Bureau of School Immunizations. This role involves providing programmatic leadership, overseeing compliance with immunization requirements, and managing partnerships with educational and health organizations to ensure high vaccination rates among students.

Health Care

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create alignment with the New York State Department of Education, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, other state agencies, county health departments, childcare councils and non-public school associations to ensure compliance with Public Health Law immunization requirements

Determine and oversee school immunization planning, implementation, and evaluation

Hold self-accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective outcomes

Serve as a competent and credible authority on optimal operations related to school immunizations

Consistently demonstrate a high degree of skill, knowledge, and insight in writing and evaluating existing and proposed legislation related to school immunizations

Oversee policy development and updates

Ensure programs are administered in accordance with federal and state rules and regulations, and department policies

Seek and develop grant proposals to better meet school immunization requirements

Manage grant contracts in support of the bureau’s portfolio; and monitor use of funds

Oversee the department’s annual surveys of schools and child day care settings to determine and verify vaccination rates

Use this information to inform allocation of resources and public health action

Identify service gaps and barriers to implementation, and recommends changes to programs based on gaps, barriers, and prioritized population needs

Effectively manage continuous quality improvement efforts involving Immunization Action Plan contractors (including the New York State Association of County Health Officials and 57 Local Health Departments) in matters related to school education activities and day care audit deliverables

Guide the education and/or audit process for schools based on vaccination coverage, public health concern per vaccine trends, and school vaccination requirement compliance

Ensure schools complete corrective action plans for any audit-identified deficiencies

Qualification

Public health experienceProgram planningPolicy developmentSupervisory experienceGrant managementStakeholder managementCommunication skillsLeadership experienceOrganizational skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Current NYS Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as a Community Health Program Manager 1 (M2)

A NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title at or above a G25/M1 and deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law

Nine years of professional public health experience in a public health agency or program

Two years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level

An associate degree can substitute for two years of specialized experience

A bachelor's degree can substitute for four years of experience

A master's degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience

A doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience

The required professional experience must include either: designing or implementing a public health outreach, promotion, or disease prevention program; OR conducting disease surveillance or a disease control program

A public health agency or program focuses primarily on the prevention of disease through outreach and public health education or health promotion activities, including population-based plans of care (not just plans of care for individual patients), or the study of the prevalence or causes of disease through population-based studies