10101 - (QINCA) Sexual Reproductive Health Project Assistant

Quality Improvement Network for Care Access (QINCA)

Sexual Reproductive Health Project Assistant

The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing 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 

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene is committed to helping create a world where all New Yorkers can safely express their sexuality and gender identity with dignity, possessing the knowledge, skills, and resources to support healthy and fulfilling lives.

The Quality Improvement Network for Care Access (QINCA -2) is a reproductive health program under the Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit (SRHU) and is part of the Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health (BMIRH) in the Division of Family and Child Health within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The Quality Improvement Network for Care Access is an expansion of The Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access (QINCA-1). The Quality Improvement Network for Contraception Access focused on providing equitable patient-centered contraceptive care for all New Yorkers of reproductive age. The Quality Improvement Network for Care Access will focus on the needs of New Yorkers in marginalized communities who wish to create a family and have experienced difficulties in conception.

Poor health outcomes rarely occur in isolation, and certain communities tend to face multiple health inequities. These unfair, unnecessary, and avoidable disparities are rooted in historical and contemporary injustices and discrimination – including racism – and require the investment of attention, resources, and deliberate corrective efforts to repair. As part of BMIRH, QINCA strives to apply a sexual and reproductive justice and racial framework that prioritizes individual choice and bodily autonomy within the contexts of historical events, lived experiences, sexualities, and social conditions, and ensuring we fully engage community partners and respected clinical networks to move this work forward. QINCA is also part of a larger health department effort to advance just and fair outcomes for all New Yorkers, particularly those most marginalized. It prioritizes neighborhoods with histories of social disinvestment and persistently poor health outcomes.

Sister Song defines Sexual and Reproductive Justice as the right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe, sustainable communities. For nearly two decades, the NYCDOHMH has successfully supported numerous aspects of a person’s sexual and reproductive life. Through the Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access learning collaboratives, we have trained NYC Hospital Networks and large Clinical Networks to ensure that all FDA methods of contraception were accessible and affordable and that patients who are traditionally marginalized were being treated equitably and receiving patient-centered care in the provision of contraception to both adolescents and adults. For the past 13 years, through New York City Teens Connection, DOHMH has partnered with Schools, Youth Serving Organizations, and Adolescent Clinics to ensure that youth learn about their sexual and reproductive health, access the information and resources they need to make healthy and informed decisions and feel empowered to act on these decisions. NYCDOHMH’s Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health proudly supports pregnant women and infants through its Nurse-Family Partnership, Newborn Home Visiting, and New Family Home Visiting programs. These programs provide many resources that support the development of strong families in Black and Brown communities. While NYCDOHMH has made tremendous strides in helping individuals prevent and delay pregnancy until they are ready to start a family, and we continue to support pregnant and parenting individuals to nurture families that thrive, we have not, until this time, supported families in need of fertility assistance. Eleven percent of reproductive-age individuals in the United States, anatomically capable of becoming pregnant, experience fertility problems. This includes those who have trouble conceiving, including LGBTQIA+ individuals, as well as single individuals who desire to raise children. Despite a need for fertility services, this care is inaccessible to many due to cost. Individuals who lack the financial means to obtain private fertility care in NYC are left with minimal recourse as private fertility providers or networks quite often do not accept Medicaid, and those fortunate enough to have private health insurance receive minimal coverage for infertility concerns.  Through QINCA, The Quality Improvement Network for Care Access NYCDOHMH aims to review the literature and convene experts in the field of fertility and conception.  Through this work, we will gain the information necessary to determine how New York City’s Health Department will develop a sustainable model to close this gap and bring infertility care to federally qualified health centers in low-income and marginalized neighborhoods.

LOCATION: Gotham: 42-09 28^th Street, Queens, NY 11101

POSITION OVERVIEW

Quality Improvement Network for Care Access offers an exciting, unique opportunity for a public health professional to work on an innovative new project to engage with clinical service providers, federally qualified health centers, and other invested stakeholders. The selected individual will be responsible for assisting in researching the universe of fertility providers in New York. The Sexual Reproductive Health Project Assistant will assist in scheduling meetings and presentations with selected fertility specialists and reaching out to the New York City Federally Qualified Health Center Community to urge their attendance.  The overall project aim is to foster an environment where all conception/infertility care is affordable, attainable, and equitable.  The successful candidate will display self-motivation, accuracy, and efficiency. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule (work from home up to two days a week) after the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the provision of outreach and support the engagement of NYC fertility specialists and recruit them to work with DOHMH to increase knowledge and awareness of infertility issues and steps necessary to close care gaps.
• Assist in the provision of outreach and support the engagement of New York City based Federally Qualified Health Centers to gauge their interest in participating in presentations and convenings on the topic of infertility with the goal of incorporating this work into their service provision.  
• Assist in organizing and scheduling convenings, educational sessions and discussions on reproductive health topics tailored to conception and infertility.
• Work with the Sexual Reproductive Health Unit Evaluation Team to coordinate data collection efforts, to measure progress on this project.
• Maintain accurate records of project activities and prepare periodic progress reports reflecting unit activities.
• Work with the Director/Deputy Director and Team to present and disseminate on behalf of QINCA at conferences, meetings, and other appropriate venues.
• Ensure all requested information is entered into the Partners Connect information tracking system.
• Ensure that all required information is saved on the designated shared drive.
• Provide administrative support to the Sexual Reproductive Health Unit as required.  
• Assist with other duties, tasks, and special projects as may be required by the Sexual Reproductive Health Unit, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Fund for Public Health in New York City

QUALIFICATIONS

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in health-related community work or clinical improvement activities  
• Education and or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above.  However, all candidates must have a least two years of experience as described above.
• Experience working in neighborhoods or communities experiencing health inequities or other forms of social injustice, familiarity with social and justice frameworks and approaches.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively engage with diverse audiences and deliver educational presentations.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to handle multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently when required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Word, PowerPoint.  Familiarity with basic computer applications and data collection tools.
• Bilingual English and Spanish a plus

SALARY 

• Salary range is $50,000 to $52,000

WORK SCHEDULE

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Monday to Friday

Hybrid

BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

FPHNYC offers a comprehensive benefits package

• 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
• Meaningful work at an organization striving to advance health equity and social justice

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.