Associate Director, System-Wide Special Pathogens ...

Empower Every New Yorker - Without Exception - to Live the Healthiest Life PossibleNYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute carelong-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.Job DescriptionSUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Under the leadership of the Chief Biopreparedness Officer, the Associate Director will play a critical role in advancing special pathogens preparedness, response, and compliance across NYC Health + Hospitals. This role will ensure readiness for special pathogens by overseeing training, education, compliance with regulatory standards, and coordination of systemwide activities to align with local, regional, and national priorities.NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) is the largest municipal healthcare delivery system in the U.S., comprising 11 acute care hospitals, six community health centers, five post-acute care facilities, a certified home health agency, correctional health services, and a health insurance plan. The Associate Director will collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to strengthen biopreparedness and emergency management efforts systemwide.GENERAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITES WILL INCLUDE:System-wide Special Pathogens Program (SPP):Lead systemwide preparedness and response activities for high-consequence infectious diseases (e.g., viral hemorrhagic fevers, severe respiratory diseases), to maintain compliance with all local, state and federal accrediting bodies and regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Emergency Preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoP), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH).Supports the Chief Biopreparedness Officer in representing the System-wide Special Pathogens Program on regional and national emergency preparedness bodies, including on NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYS Department of Health, NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC), Region 2 Ebola and Other Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC)Leads in the planning, developing and delivery of special pathogens training, education and simulation programs, monitoring, tracking and evaluating program effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement. Supports in planning, developing and leading special pathogens drills and exercises, preparing After Action reports and Improvement Plans (AARIP).Develop and refine protocols, procedures, and processes to enhance system readiness for special pathogens and other communicable disease threats.Supports surveillance and situational awareness of infectious disease threats, including working with Data and Analytics on infectious disease tracking and leading the System-wide Special Pathogens Program briefings Collaborate with system and facility infection preventionists, emergency management leadership, and other key stakeholders to manage diverse special pathogen projects and strategic initiatives by developing for each a project plan and timeline, assembling appropriate staff and assigning key project roles as appropriate, identifying required resources, executing the plan to completion, and assessing the need for ongoing improvement. Support the Chief Biopreparedness Officer in policy and guidance development and dissemination for infectious disease threats.Serve as a site manager for the Special Pathogens Response Team, coordinating activities during activations and readiness across the system.Support Bellevue Hospital as the Region 2 Special Pathogens Treatment Center, including serving as a site manager during activations. Oversee the System-wide Special Pathogens Internship Program, providing leadership and mentoring to interns.Training and Education:Design and execute annual training programs and exercises for frontline staff, ensuring compliance with Joint Commission Emergency Management and Infection Prevention and Control Standards and New York State Department of Health Commissioner's Order.Conduct site visits to facilities to assess compliance with special pathogens preparedness and response requirements, providing feedback and follow-up support.Coordinate systemwide education initiatives to strengthen understanding of high-consequence infectious diseases among healthcare providers and other key stakeholders.Project and Program Management:Provide project management and subject-matter support for grant-funded activities, including those under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) and Bellevue Hospital Region 2 Ebola and Other Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). Support other special pathogens grant-related initiatives, oversee deliverables, reporting, budgeting, performance tracking and manage relationships with funders, including the development of tools, resources, and presentations.Provide administrative oversight for meetings, exercises, and special events, including calendaring, material preparation, and logistics coordination.Support the development and execution of programmatic goals, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and grant objectives.Emergency Preparedness and All-Hazards Management:Support the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from natural, technological, and intentional emergencies using an all-hazards approach.Assist Central Office Emergency Management during city-wide quarantine and isolation activations, including maintaining an inventory of supplies (i.e., PPE) for COEM.Serve as part of the Central Office Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Incident Management Team (IMT) during system activations, ensuring 247365 readiness.Additional Responsibilities:Collaborate with the Institute of Diseases and Disaster Management on biopreparedness and emergency management initiatives.Attend local, regional, and national meetings and conferences to represent the System-wide Special Pathogens Program and NYC Health + Hospitals.Supports surveillance and situational awareness of infectious disease threats, including working with Data and Analytics on infectious disease tracking and leading the System-wide Special Pathogens Program briefings Collaborate with system and facility infection preventionists, emergency management leadership, and other key stakeholders to manage diverse special pathogen projects and strategic initiatives by developing for each a project plan and timeline, assembling appropriate staff and assigning key project roles as appropriate, identifying required resources, executing the plan to completion, and assessing the need for ongoing improvement. Support the Chief Biopreparedness Officer in policy and guidance development and dissemination for infectious disease threats.Serve as a site manager for the Special Pathogens Response Team, coordinating activities during activations and readiness across the system.Support Bellevue Hospital as the Region 2 Special Pathogens Treatment Center, including serving as a site manager during activations. Oversee the System-wide Special Pathogens Internship Program, providing leadership and mentoring to interns.Training and Education:Design and execute annual training programs and exercises for frontline staff, ensuring compliance with Joint Commission Emergency Management and Infection Prevention and Control Standards and New York State Department of Health Commissioner's Order.Conduct site visits to facilities to assess compliance with special pathogens preparedness and response requirements, providing feedback and follow-up support.Coordinate systemwide education initiatives to strengthen understanding of high-consequence infectious diseases among healthcare providers and other key stakeholders.Project and Program Management:Provide project management and subject-matter support for grant-funded activities, including those under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) and Bellevue Hospital Region 2 Ebola and Other Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). Support other special pathogens grant-related initiatives, oversee deliverables, reporting, budgeting, performance tracking and manage relationships with funders, including the development of tools, resources, and presentations.Provide administrative oversight for meetings, exercises, and special events, including calendaring, material preparation, and logistics coordination.Support the development and execution of programmatic goals, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and grant objectives.Emergency Preparedness and All-Hazards Management:Support the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from natural, technological, and intentional emergencies using an all-hazards approach.Assist Central Office Emergency Management during city-wide quarantine and isolation activations, including maintaining an inventory of supplies (i.e., PPE) for COEM.Serve as part of the Central Office Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Incident Management Team (IMT) during system activations, ensuring 247365 readiness.Additional Responsibilities:Collaborate with the Institute of Diseases and Disaster Management on biopreparedness and emergency management initiatives.Attend local, regional, and national meetings and conferences to represent the System-wide Special Pathogens Program and NYC Health + Hospitals.Perform other duties, as assigned.Minimum QualificationsA Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Health Administration, Public Administration or approved related program; and, Six years of full-time, paid experience of progressively responsible level in hospital administration with particular emphasis on development and evaluation of health care delivery services; or, A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Hospital or Health Administration, Health Care Planning, Public Health, Administrative Medicine, Business Administration, Public Administration or approved related program; and, Five years of full-time, paid experience as indicated in (2); or, A satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Department PreferencesProject Management: Independently develops andor uses an organized approach to managing multiple deadlines in parallel across different initiatives and teams.Grants Management: Proficient in managing grants through grant lifecycle, including grant planning, budgeting, and submission as well as oversight of grant reporting and evaluation requirements.Regulatory Evaluation: Independently synthesizes relevant regulatory statutes to determine relevance and requirements impacting future and ongoing preparedness and response terpersonal Teams: Works well with individuals of different personality types, work styles, and backgrounds. Comfortable leading groups or teams, including occasionally with more senior employees as needed.Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort managing complex teams.Microsoft Excel: Basic mastery is required, including basic spreadsheet set-up and management, arithmetic functions, and formatting tools.Advanced mastery is preferred, including advanced functions, conditional formatting, and analytic tools.Microsoft Powerpoint: Basic mastery is required, including basic formatting tools.Advanced mastery is preferred, including developing presentation content and imagery catered to audience and presentation objectives.Process-mapping software: Basic mastery of process mapping software (e.g., Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart) for the creation of process maps and swimlane diagrams is preferred.Project Management tools: Advanced mastery of project management tools for the tracking, management, and visualization of project goals, requirements, and timelines is strongly preferred.Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)Process-mapping software (MS Visio, Lucidchart)Cisco WebexEpic (corporation electronic medical record)EM Resource JuvareCertification in Infection Control (CIC)If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button.If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per weekRetirement Savings and Pension PlansLoan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employeesPaid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contractsCollege tuition discounts and professional development opportunitiesMultiple employee discounts programs

Created: 2025-01-31