Job Description

Role Responsibilities and Duties:

Training and Coaching

• Assists in orientation of new staff.
• In partnership with the Maternal and Child Health Medical Director, assesses staff training needs
• Sources and develops professional opportunities and continuing education activities for Healthy Start Systems staff.
• Supervises subordinates as required.
• Ensures staff have an equitable approach to maternal and child health that incorporates BPHC racial justice principles.
• Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.

Outreach and Community Engagement

• Participates in and provides clinical support for special projects and initiatives as requested.
• Participates in staff conferences, research activities, and meetings with community based or other agencies as requested.
• Collaborates with others throughout BPHC and birthing providers to address health disparities in maternal child health.
• Provides education and outreach on maternal child health issues to health care providers, agencies, and community groups throughout the city.
• Acts as a resource on maternal and child health-related issues for Healthy Start Systems and other BPHC staff, non-BPHC providers, and community groups.

Quality Assurance and Improvement

• Assists with development of data collection tools and ensures complete and accurate collection of data.
• Identifies or develops maternal and child health resources.
• Supports assessments of program outcomes, including client satisfaction.
• Supports the standardization of protocols and procedures for the division.
• Provides nursing support for Healthy Start Systems such as clinical assessments, growth and development and program protocols.
• May be required to perform duties of other nurses.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in Massachusetts
• BSN or a Bachelor's Degree in a related field required except that 10 years clinical or public health experience (health education, outreach) may be substituted for a BSN or Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Education, Public Health, or related field preferred.
• 3-5 years' experience in case management and/or emergency nursing.
• Strong assessment, planning, evaluation and intervention skills.
• Excellent teaching, coaching and counseling abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out responsibilities in the home, community, clinic, school, and/or other group settings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity.
• Commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.

Preferred Skills or Experience:

• Bilingual-bicultural skills strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with maternal health, reproductive health disparities, and public policy.
• Experience in project management and/or public health preferred.
• Experience in case management, public health nursing, and/or emergency nursing preferred.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities. The BPHC sets an expectation that all staff and leadership commit, individually and as part of the BPHC team, to hold ourselves accountable to establishing a culture of anti-racism and advance racial equity and justice through each of our bureaus, programs, and offices.

Additional Information

• City of Boston residency is required; Allston, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, Downtown, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mid-Dorchester, Mission Hill, North End, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End, West End, West Roxbury, Wharf district.
• A Criminal Offenders Records Information request must be completed for this position. However, a record is not an automatic bar to employment but is reviewed in relation to the job applied for.
• Certain immunizations will be recommended and/or required prior to commencement of employment duties.
• Any position that requires an advanced degree will be subject to education verification.
• Certain positions at the BPHC may be Grant Funded.
• The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply.
• Certain positions at the BPHC may require Child Protective Service Background verification.
• The advertised shift and schedule are subject to change at the department's discretion.

Shift

9am-5pm

Pay Range

$1,666.71 - $2,561.95 / wk