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City of New York · 1 month ago

Director of Staff Development, Bureau of School Health

Long Island City, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

4+ years exp

The City of New York is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of its residents through various programs and services. The Director of Staff Development will oversee training and development initiatives for nursing personnel, ensuring that the health needs of students in New York City schools are effectively met.

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Responsibilities

Monitoring all areas of staff development and training to ensure that the Bureau's goals are met

Closely collaborating with central nursing leadership staff to ensure integration and alignment of training activities and resources, including the Borough Nursing Director for Contract Agency Nursing, the Diabetes Team Supervisors, and the OSH Nursing recruitment team

Managing the budget for training, procurement, and educational materials for the Nursing Unit

Designing and overseeing the implementation and coordination of the orientation and training program for newly hired nursing personnel

In close collaboration with regional nursing leadership, developing beginning of year training, ongoing remediation efforts, and ensures appropriate resources and materials are available for existing staff nurses

Supervising a team of staff development coordinators, currently 3 Level III nursing supervisors and 1 Level II nursing supervisor in addition to a staff development public health advisor admin

Researching, developing, planning, coordinating and/or conducting in-service staff development and training programs for nursing and ancillary staff

Collaborating to ensure all DOE and DOHMH staff nurses have current CPR certification

Consulting with partner agency offices and teams including: DOHMH Office of Quality Improvement and FCH Human Resources; DOE Office of Occupational Safety and Health, Language Access and other support teams; and participating in the development of a continuous quality improvement program that is consistent with agency standards

Assisting with the development of nursing protocols and procedures

Assessing special education needs of nursing staff and formulating training plan

Planning for, conducting and instructing nursing staff in new procedures and/or job skills a needed

Collecting, correcting and analyzing statistical data

Participating in special projects and initiatives and preparing management reports and making recommendations for improvements

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseBaccalaureate Degree in NursingMaster's Degree in NursingPublic Health ExperienceAdministrative ExperienceProgram ManagementNursing SkillsTraining Program DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsComputer SkillsDOHMH PoliciesOrganizational SkillsActive Listening SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

A valid New York state license as a Registered Nurse

A baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college

A master's degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field

Four years of recent experience in public health or hospital nursing or a related field; at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive, consultative or educational capacity, or in supervision of professional public health nursing personnel working in any of the above mentioned areas

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' above. However, all candidates must possess a valid New York State license as a Registered Nurse, and a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college; and must possess the 18 months of specialized experience as described in '1' above

Preferred

Key knowledge, skills and abilities required to carry out the other major duties and responsibilities of the position

Experience managing professional staff; experience in program management and development

Administrative experience in public health

Strong knowledge of nursing skills

Ability to develop and coordinate training programs for a diverse staff; ability to maintain effective working relationship with all the levels of management

Strong analytical, organizational; follow through and active listening skills

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing

Good computer skills using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Knowledge of DOHMH and DOE personnel policies and procedures

Benefits

A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.

Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.

A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.

A tax-deferred savings program

A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

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.