10101 - Lead Home Visitor

Lead Home Visitors
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 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 outcomes by matching families' assessed risks to evidence-based (EB) or evidence-generating (EG) home visiting (HV) models that are most appropriate for them based on their needs, and to connect them to other resources as needed. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities create disparate outcomes in the neighborhoods served by existing Agency sponsored locally designed home visiting programs as compared with the rest of the city, and providing services beginning in the prenatal through postpartum period is vital to addressing these outcomes. In addition, recent attention to inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in New York City, points to the to promote more respectful maternity care and greater agency for people during childbirth, both of which the program's home visiting staff will facilitate.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Lead Home Visitors provide maternal and childcare health information with the goal of improving health outcomes in at risk communities. The information provided helps connect families to needed resources. Outreach will initially be done virtually/remotely 3 days a week and 2 days virtually from the office but will transition to an intervention which comprises all home visits done in person.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Home Visitors conduct home visits andtelephone screenings with clients and provide health education on maternal and infant health issues, including breastfeeding, safe sleep and early childhood development
• Collect and enter data; monitor, review, manage case assignments and conduct referral follow-up within 24 hours of assignment
• Partner with prenatal providers to identify and offer visits to eligible mothers,
• Engage with provider and community-based referral partners, clients and home visiting program staff to ensure clients are connected to services timely
• Participate in Program-sponsored events and trainings for ongoing staff development

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working with low-income families and/or families in a shelter setting
• Experience in community outreach and early-childhood development
• Experience with providing maternal-child health education information and material
• Ability to travel to different locations, walk up steps and carry items that total 10 pounds.
• Data collection experience and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in English. Preferred additional languages Spanish, Haitian-Creole, French, Mandarin and Russian
• Must pass a health screening to perform home visits

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• Hourly range is $30 - $35/hour
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• Medical, dental, and life insurance with low or no employee contribution
• A retirement savings plan with generous employer contribution
• Flexible spending medical and commuter benefits plan
• Generous and flexible work from home policy with up to three days working at home
• Fun hybrid office environment and passionate team
• Fun all staff events all year round
• Meaningful work at an organization striving to advance health equity and social justice

WORK SCHEDULE
9:00am - 5:00pm
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
You must live in New York City Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) in order to be considered for a position at FPHNYC.
TO APPLY
To apply, upload Resume, including how your experience relates to this position. Applicants who best match the position needs will be contacted.
The Fund for Public Health in New York City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages a diverse pool of candidates to apply.
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