Nurse Manager - Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health (2322) - Department of Public Health

Company Description

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The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening – June 16, 2025

• Application Deadline – Application filing will close on or after June 23, 2025.

• Salary: $191,438 to $278,642 Annually

• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service

• Recruitment ID: CBT-2322-147457

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

Job Description

The mission of Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health (MCAH) Section is to promote the health and well-being of San Francisco residents of childbearing age, infants, children and adolescents. MCAH focuses on populations at increased risk of adverse health outcomes by virtue of financial, language or cultural barriers, racism, or mental or physical disabilities, including but not limited to women, infants, and children in/out of their homes and communities, most notably Latino and African-American patient populations.

Maternal Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program Areas

• California Children’s Services (CCS)
• Child Care Health Program (CCHP)
• Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP)
• Children’s Medical Services (CMS)
• Director of Public Health Nursing
• Family and Children’s Services (FCS) Public Health Nurse (PHN) Unit
• Field Home Visiting/Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Program

Under general direction, the Nurse Manager has responsibility for leadership, human resources, budget, operations and continuous improvement of their program(s).

Essential Duties
The Nurse Manager (MCAH) performs the following essential job functions:

• Manages nursing care in an assigned area, which may either be a clinical, administrative or community setting; Provide direct care or the supervision of care in various settings, including Public Health clinics
• Develops, implements, and evaluates and reports on the effectiveness of specialized programs in the assigned area utilizing local, State and Federal policies and procedures
• Gathers, reviews, analyzes, and organizes technical, medical, operating, and statistical data/reports/records and makes recommendations
• Assists in the preparation and monitoring of budget, contracts, grants and reports
• Supervises, recruits, selects, assigns, orients, and evaluates Public Health Nurses, health workers, and administrative staff, including students and interns; Ensures that staff has office infrastructure, organizational structure and systems to perform required duties
• Oversees external and internal systems to ensure timely receipt and disposition of referrals; supports development and maintenance of community referral sources
• Oversees and ensures timely and accurate data collection, input and reporting and shares appropriately with team and partners
• Ensures implementation of quality improvement strategies, including but not limited to routine surveillance of client services
• Pursues ongoing personal professional development; Attends training to enhance knowledge on issues pertaining to target population

MCAH Program-Specific Duties:

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