Transfer: Current DOH employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Community Health Program Manager 2, M-3 OR current New York State employee with one year or more of contingent permanent or permanent, competitive service in a title at or above Grade 27/M2, and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.
Non-Competitive: bachelor's degree AND six years professional* public health experience in a public health agency or public health program**. Of the six years of required experience, three years must include supervision of professional staff.

• The required professional experience must include either: designing or implementing a public health outreach, promotion, or disease prevention program; OR conducting disease surveillance or a disease control program.

**For the purposes of this recruitment, a public health program focuses primarily on the prevention of disease through outreach and public health education or health promotion, including population-based plans of care, not just plans of care for individual patients, or the study of the prevalence or causes of disease through population-based studies.
Examples of non-qualifying experience include, but are not limited to: providing clinical care in therapeutic health care facilities including public hospitals, physician's offices, supervised community-based settings or home care settings; discharge planning or utilization review; developing treatment plans for patients in community settings; regulatory oversight of health care providers to determine compliance with laws, rules or regulations; reviewing appropriateness of services for insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, governmental agencies or other third-party payors; or other experience limited to administrative support of public health programs such as operations management, personnel, staff development, fiscal administration, contract/grant management, budgeting or health care finance is not considered qualifying, nor is the provision of medical services to a fixed population.
Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with the Early Intervention Program, including in-depth?knowledge of federal and State statute and regulations, excellent written and oral communication skills,?ability to analyze data and synthesize information, technical writing skills, ability to engage program staff,?stakeholders, facilitate group discussions and ensure that stakeholders have an opportunity to provide?input.? A strong track record of leadership in a health and human services setting.

The CHPM2 will serve as a member of the Bureau of Early Intervention (BEI) management team to identify priorities, emerging issues, and?potential policy change requirements in the field of early intervention. The NYS Early Intervention Program provides services to over 70,000 infants and toddlers, and their families, through a large network of municipalities and providers. This position will formulate policy, provide?administrative and program planning and evaluation, coordination, and management across the early intervention program units.? Specifically, the CHPM2 will provide oversight of the following areas:

• Information Systems and Quality Improvement & SSIP / Outcomes Unit which promulgates policy, guidance, and provides training and technical assistance related to Public Health Law and regulations. This unit is also managing the transition from an old legacy information technology system to the new EI-Hub.

• Data and Program Evaluation Unit that supports fiscal and programmatic analyses of data for the Early Intervention Program. This unit is responsible for analyzing the impact of the program on outcomes for children and their families, trends and patterns of service utilization, costs for services over time, and other state and federal data related requirements.

In collaboration with the BEI?Director and Assistant Director, ensure solicitation documents (Requests for Proposals, Requests for Applications),?contracts, policy guidance, reports and other necessary documents are developed and processed in a timely manner. The CHPM2 will also represent the Department to various internal and external stakeholders including federal officials, state agencies, other DOH programs, local health departments, service providers, and contractors.

Full-time, permanent, competitive or non-competitive, position. Occasional travel, including to areas that may not be served by public transportation may be required (5%). Transfer candidates may be asked for their SS# to verify eligibility.
We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm