Nurse Home Visitor, NFP, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health

program and job description

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 world-renowned 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 city’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the covid‑19 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, anti‑tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, hiv/aids treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

our agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently‑completed strategic planning process emerging from the covid‑19 emergency, are:

• 1) to re‑envision how the health department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response‑ready” organization, with faster decision‑making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems
• 2) address and prevent chronic and diet‑related 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 women’s health
• 5) mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

the division is comprised of the bureau of maternal infant and reproductive health, the bureau of early intervention, the office of school health, and the bureau of administration.

the vision of the dfch is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and lgbtqi+ equity to apply.

• apply the nursing process to assess the six prescribed nfp domains, including physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to health and life course development.
• assist women and their families in establishing realistic goals and measurable outcomes; utilize reflective practice, stages of change, and other behavioral change approaches.
• provide counseling to assist women & their families in attaining targeted goals in areas including prenatal & postpartum care, nutrition, parenting, childcare, family planning, special health problems, housing, continuing education & employment.
• evaluate women's & families’ progress toward target goals, revise plan of care as appropriate.
• develop a working relationship with women and their families that promotes trust and problem solving.
• assist client in developing supportive relationships with family members and friends during pregnancy, birth and childcare.
• link women and family with community resources that are relevant to their specific needs.
• consult and collaborate with other professionals providing service to women and their families.
• record nursing activities in a timely manner and in accord with project visit and institutional guidelines.
• participate in ongoing learning in program implementation.
• meet with supervisor for minimum of one hour per week.
• participate in weekly…