Associate Program Director - Family Health Center of Harlem

Brief Description

The COMPASS Associate Director will manage the day-to-day functioning of assigned HIV programs, ensuring the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care as well as compliance with program, agency, and regulatory measures, and productivity benchmarks. The COMPASS Associate Director participates as part of the COMPASS management team in the general oversight and planning of HIV services across the Institute for Family Health.

Job Tasks

• Provides administrative supervision of COMPASS program staff on assigned grant program and cross-coverage for other COMPASS managers when needed.
• Responsible for clinical supervision when appropriate and if not providing clinical supervision directly, is responsible for coordinating to ensure staff receives appropriate supervision.
• Maintains compliance with grant deliverables and activities, ensuring program goals are met as required; responsible for completion of grant reports, both programmatic and budgetary.
• Serves as liaison for community outreach, linkage agreements, and/or other external meetings as related to grant goals.
• Prepares appropriate educational and other program materials, using harm reduction approaches and evidence-based information.
• Assists in the preparation and updating of policy and procedure manuals.
• Participates in audit/site visits preparation.
• Works closely with the COMPASS Program Associate to ensure timely and accurate data submission into required databases.
• Assumes a leadership role in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, as well as management of high-risk patients.
• Fosters strong interdisciplinary relationships with medical providers, nursing staff, and other care providers through case conferences, huddles, and warm-handoffs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's in Social Work, Public Health, or related field preferred
• Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the ability to handle multiple assignments at any time
• Experience in HIV, healthcare, and/or social service settings
• Ability to generate, interpret, and analyze data from multiple sources
• Technical knowledge of program development and relevant community resources, ability to develop linkage with community organizations, as well as excellent communication and human relations skills
• Program administration experience preferred
• Experience administering grant-based contracts preferred