IICSU Director Bureau of Immunization

37.5 hours weekly

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential regardless of who they are how old they are where they are from or where they live.

As a worldrenowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge and responding to urgent public health crises from New York Citys yellow fever outbreak in 1822 to the COVID19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation expertise and programs and services. We serve as the population health strategist and policy and planning authority for the City of New York while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy including programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and racial and social justice work among others.

Our Agencys five strategic priorities building off a recentlycompleted strategic planning process emerging from the COVID19 emergency are:
1) To reenvision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies with a focus on building a responseready organization with faster decisionmaking transparent public communications and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and dietrelated disease including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths strengthening our youth mental health systems and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for womens health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7000plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racisms impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021 the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance antiracist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power opportunity and access the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION: Amended 6/10/24

The mission of the Bureau of Immunization (BOI) is to prevent the occurrence and transmission of diseases through immunization. The BOI promotes the immunization of children and adults against numerous vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) including COVID19 and influenza. The Immunization Infrastructure and Clinical Support Unit (IICSU) promotes vaccination across the lifespan equitable access to highquality vaccination services across New York City and elimination of disparities in vaccination coverage. The Unit provides infrastructure support to immunizing providers pharmacies and healthcare facilities promotes implementation of evidencebased practices for increasing vaccination coverage in clinical settings educates providers on vaccine indications and clinical recommendations and advocates for regulatory actions to increase vaccination coverage. The Unit also provides immunization expertise for publicfacing educational campaigns and community outreach programs.

The Bureau of Immunization is seeking a City Medical Specialist IV III to serve as the Director of the IICSU. Reporting to the BOI Assistant Commissioner the Director will serve as a member of the Bureaus senior staff. The incumbent will participate in strategic planning and will lead the implementation of programs to increase uptake of routinely recommended vaccines (including COVID19 and influenza) and eliminate existing racial ethnic and geographic disparities in vaccination coverage among children and adults. This position will lead work with the provider community to ensure Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations are followed and evidencebased strategies for increasing vaccination coverage are implemented. Activities will include utilization of data to develop and implement new vaccination projects and programs development of educational materials for providers and the public provision of technical assistance to providers and stakeholders management and oversight of vaccination programs with independent pharmacies and federally qualified health centers and expanding access to vaccination in populations with low vaccination coverage. The Director of the IICSU will also serve as the primary subject matter expert for the Health Departments immunization clinic at the Fort Greene Health Center ensuring clinical protocols and standing orders are in place the electronic health record is uptodate and meeting the needs of the clinic vaccine supply is being used according to funding requirements and staff are fully trained on immunization protocols and recommendations. The Director of the IICSU will also provide Infectious Disease specialty support for the Bureau and will work closely with the other BOI units coordinating with the Executive Director administration the surveillance and school compliance units the Citywide Immunization Registry and the vaccine management teams to ensure the IICSU is aligned with Bureauwide priorities. The incumbent will also participate in the BOI doctoroftheweek program agency oncall programs and emergency preparedness and response activities.

This position will serve as part of the BOI senior management team and oversee critical areas of BOI activities (increasing vaccination coverage eliminating disparities in vaccination coverage increasing access to vaccination services and serving as the primary subject matter expert for the immunization clinic). Further the CMS IV will be the sole Infectious Disease specialist in the Bureau ensuring that the Bureau can provide the highest level of clinical support to the healthcare provider community and to the Bureau.Duties will include designing and implementing programs to increase COVID19 and influenza vaccination coverage across NYC. The Bureau of Immunization is seeking a City Medical Specialist III to serve as the Director of the IICSU. Reporting to the BOI Assistant Commissioner the Director will serve as a member of the Bureaus senior staff. The incumbent will participate in strategic planning and will lead the implementation of programs to increase uptake of routinely recommended vaccines (including COVID19 and influenza) and eliminate existing racial ethnic and geographic disparities in vaccination coverage among children and adults. This position will lead work with the provider community to ensure Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations are followed and evidencebased strategies for increasing vaccination coverage are implemented. Activities will include utilization of data to develop and implement new vaccination projects and programs development of educational materials for providers and the public provision of technical assistance to providers and stakeholders management and oversight of vaccination programs with independent pharmacies and federally qualified health centers and expanding access to vaccination in populations with low vaccination coverage. The Director of the IICSU will also serve as the primary subject matter expert for the Health Departments immunization clinic at the Fort Greene Health Center ensuring clinical protocols and standing orders are in place the electronic health record is uptodate and meeting the needs of the clinic vaccine supply is being used according to funding requirements and staff are fully trained on immunization protocols and recommendations. The Director of the IICSU will also work closely with the other BOI units coordinating with the Executive Director administration the surveillance and school compliance units the Citywide Immunization Registry and the vaccine management teams to ensure the IICSU is aligned with Bureauwide priorities. The incumbent will also participate in the BOI doctoroftheweek program agency oncall programs and emergency preparedness and response activities.


DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Oversee the work of the Immunization Infrastructure and Clinical Support Unit (IICSU) currently a team of 4 physicians 1 PhD epidemiologist 1 pharmacist and 3 research scientists.
Serve as the Infectious Disease specialist for the Bureau and as a subject matter expert on vaccines and vaccination providing clinical guidance and technical assistance to BOI and DOHMH staff and immunizing providers across NYC.
Conduct strategic planning to identify opportunities to increase vaccination and reduce disparities in coverage by race ethnicity and across neighborhoods among children and adults.
Conduct research and analyze data to identify populations with low vaccination coverage.
Establish effective partnerships with vaccination providers facilities and professional organizations.
Support vaccination providers in implementing the Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices and the Standards for Adult Immunization Practices across New York City.
Leverage opportunities to increase the number of adult providers registered and reporting to the Citywide Immunization Registry.
Work to expand the network of vaccination providers serving uninsured adults across New York City.
Serve as the primary subject matter expert for the Fort Greene Immunization Clinic.
Identify and support effective legislation and regulatory policies/strategies to increase vaccination.
Participate in Bureau activities: participate in Bureau DoctoroftheWeek program conduct provider and community talks on vaccine preventable diseases and immunization and participate in emergency preparedness and response activities.
Participate in DOHMH activities: participate in the Agencys DoctoronCall program provide immunization expertise to other Bureaus and Divisions participate in agencywide emergency preparedness and response activities.

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation such as:
A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility such as: A Valid U.S. Passport Permanent Resident Card/Green Card or Drivers license.

Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.

Current Resume

Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone Cable Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this postings Minimum Qualification Requirements section. Examples of additional documentation may be but not limited to: college transcript experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an onboarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

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FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

This position MAY be eligible for remote work up to two days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

Qualifications :

Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and either:
a) Valid Board Certification issued by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency; or
b) Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board in any specialty area required by the agency.
To be assigned to Assignment Level II individuals must have in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I described above one year of satisfactory experience practicing in the specialty area.
To be assigned to Assignment Level III individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) A Masters degree in Public Health or equivalent Masters degree including or supplemented by graduate credits in epidemiology and biostatistics. Completion of Epidemic Intelligence Service program of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to substitute for this Masters degree; and
c) At least two years of satisfactory experience after receipt of the Masters degree or equivalent in the practice of epidemiology. Specialty Board Certification or eligibility may be substituted for one year of this experience.
To be assigned to Assignment Level IV individuals must possess:
a) A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York; and
b) Completion of an approved residency program in an accredited hospital including three years of experience in either internal medicine or family practice or pediatrics or another related specialty area required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and
c) Valid board certification or board eligibility issued by the appropriate American Subspecialty Board in Infectious Disease Pulmonary Medicine or a related subspecialty; and
d) Completion of an approved fellowship program in an accredited hospital including two years of experience in either infectious diseases or pulmonary medicine or another related subspecialty required by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime