Executive Director Healthcare Preparedness Program, Bureau of Healthcare and Community Readiness

Job Description

OEPR's work focuses on promoting and protecting public health through emergency preparedness and response; and recognizes that social inequities negatively impact our efforts to maintain and improve the health of NYC during and after a disaster. With these inequities in mind, OEPR is also working to improve its application of a social justice and racial equity lens to its emergency preparedness and response work. OEPR's employees are expected to align their work with OEPR's efforts to combat the harmful effects of systemic injustices on communities and work towards the most equitable post-disaster public health outcomes possible.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Manage all programmatic aspects of the ASPR HPP grant which includes ensuring DOHMH meets all grant requirements, development and implementation of strategies to enhance and improve healthcare facility resilience and preparedness including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, pediatrics, dialysis, primary care, urgent care and pharmacies.
- Provide day-to-day management for a program of ~10 staff, as well as interns and fellows with responsibility for overseeing work plans, managing performance, regularly communicating program priorities to staff and ensuring ongoing professional development.
- Lead the NYC HCC and oversee the implementation of a 5-year NYC Health Care Coalition strategic plan.
- Ensure that healthcare preparedness initiatives are appropriately evaluated, and findings inform future investments and resource allocation.
- Lead efforts to understand and engage community partners and other healthcare sectors in emergency preparedness and response.
- In collaboration with planning partners, work to strengthen the planning and response capabilities of Emergency Support Function 8: Health and Medical to ensure a coordinated federal/state/local response to an emergency.
- Lead the continued development of the Healthcare Systems Support Branch (HSSB) of the DOHMH Incident Command System (ICS) and serve as a member of its leadership. In this role, HSSB supports healthcare delivery system partners during an emergency.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the community and healthcare partners.
- Represent DOHMH on a variety of city, state and national workgroups.
- Serve a leadership role for DOHMH Incident Command System (ICS) activations, work non-business hours during emergencies and on-call duty during non-emergency periods
- Other duties or tasks may be assigned on an as-needed basis.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience in healthcare settings and experience in emergency preparedness planning and response desired.
- Should have a minimum of five years of supervisory experience with proven leadership skills overseeing a complex and external facing project portfolio.
- Should have the ability to multitask and analyze, evaluate, and manage program operations in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and collaborative leadership skills required.

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