Sexual Health Clinic Nurse, Bureau of Public Health Clinics

Job DescriptionEstablished 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 foods3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate changeOur 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:The mission of the Bureau of Public Health Clinics (PHC) is to promote a healthy community by providing New Yorkers with the resources needed to make informed and empowered health decisions; identify and treat tuberculosis and provide immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. The Bureau of Public Health Clinics seeks to hire 5 Sexual Health Clinic Nurses. These Nurse positions are for the Abortion Access Initiative.DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Provide a welcoming and efficient introduction to the STD and or TB clinics.

Adhere to the Nursing Code of Ethics, exhibiting high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, practicing with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of every person.

Promote, advocate for, and protect the rights, health and safety of the patient.

Provide high-quality, patient-centered care in the BPHC clinics by providing patient support, assessment, medication administration and education on several diseases such as but no limited to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, Monkey Pox and TB.

Assist with patient care regarding medication abortion services. Including rotating between the clinic care and the Telemedicine hotline to answer questions about and to provide medical and gestational age triage for medication abortion.

Conduct brief but sensitive problem-focused medical interviews including sexual history and questions regarding sexual orientation.

Obtain demographic data on all patients.

Make determination as to patients care needs based on chief complaints, symptoms, medical history and/or test results.

Provide hard copies intake forms for review by clinicians, counselors and social workers. When necessary, accommodate partner-related concerns.

Performs case-finding activities; counsels, refers, and follows up on cases.

Serves as a consultant on health matters to other professionals, paraprofessionals, and the community.

Supervises the activities of assigned Public Health Nurses and other assigned staff.

In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may be assigned to perform some of the duties of that position.

Qualifications

A valid New York State license as a Registered Nurse, a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college and a master’s degree from an accredited college in Nursing, Public Health or a related field, plus two years of relevant experience in public health or hospital nursing in the field of mental hygiene, communicable diseases, child health, school health, hospital services, rehabilitation, and/or nursing education; one year of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative, consultative or educational capacity; or

Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. However, all candidates must have a valid New York State license as a Registered Nurse, a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college, and the one year of supervisory, administrative, consultative or educational experience as described in “1” above.

Additional InformationThe City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.