Supervising PHA

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Public sector pension plan

Worksite Wellness program

Work-from-home option 2 days/week

Job summary

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) ACE Team seeks a Senior supervisor for Public Health Advisors to lead field investigations, partner tracing, and linkage to care for newly diagnosed HIV cases in a public health setting.

You will oversee case reviews, conduct interviews, and coordinate testing and referral activities to ensure timely care and prevention services across NYC.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to staff serving in the role of Public Health Advisor, including case reviews and case management.
• Conduct supplemental case investigation and partner services for assigned Public Health Advisors.
• Interview HIV-diagnosed persons to elicit HIV-exposed partners, locate and notify partners, and conduct HIV, HCV, and syphilis rapid testing in mobile settings to notified partners.
• Connect persons with a new HIV diagnosis to clinical care.
• Use HIV transmission network data to identify and reach out to not in care persons, including contact tracing.
• Engage HIV-diagnosed persons and their partners with HIV prevention and ancillary services.

Job description

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE SUPERVISING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Division/Program Summary: The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)'s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City's response to viral hepatitis, HIV, a sexually transmitted infection (STIs). Across a range of programs and through extensive collaboration with other parts of NYC DOHMH and external stakeholders, BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention, treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social initiatives.

The ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) is responsible for providing partner services to approximately 2000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed with HIV each year, including the identification, tracing, notification, and HIV-testing of their sex and needle-partners. ACE staff ensures that all newly HIV-diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care. ACE is responsible for outreach to the approximately 2,000 HIV providers and community-based organizations. ACE staff undertake the continuous education of providers and community members about HIV laws and regulations and build/maintain structure for timely reporting of HIV diagnosis and linkage and services for patients and partners to further curb the spread of HIV.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision to staff serving in the role of Public Health Advisor, including case reviews and case management.
• Conduct supplemental case investigation and partner services for assigned Public Health Advisors.
• Interview HIV-diagnosed persons to elicit HIV-exposed partners, locate and notify partners, and conduct HIV, HCV, and syphilis rapid testing in mobile settings to notified partners.
• Connect persons with a new HIV diagnosis to clinical care.
• Use HIV transmission network data to identify and reach out to not in care persons, including contact tracing.
• Connect persons who are not in HIV care with HIV clinical care providers.
• Trace and locate HIV-diagnosed persons who are out-of-care and connect them to clinical care.
• Engage HIV-diagnosed persons and their partners with HIV prevention and ancillary services.
• Link HIV-negative partners to PrEP providers for evaluation and counseling.
• Collect data on HIV cases to fulfill surveillance and case investigation data requirements, including record review, patient and provider interviews.
• Serve in an activated role and reassigned to work related to NYC Health Department response to disease outbreaks or serving in an emergency role within Surveillance/Epidemiology or Clinical Operations groups.
• Conduct patient and provider interview, medical record review during disease outbreaks or emergency response to collect surveillance and case investigation data requirements.
• Conduct contact tracing and notification efforts during disease outbreaks.

Why you should work for us:

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
  • o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
  • o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
  • o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • o a tax-deferred savings program and
  • o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of 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 social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health.