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1) Provides leadership and oversight for activities directed toward reproductive health assessment, policy development, and quality assurance for the family planning public health care providers in Montana.
Provides consultation and technical assistance in the planning, program design and evaluation of public reproductive health services.
Oversees all medical/nursing policies and practices related to the program, including quality assurance and cost effectiveness.
2) Provides primary care medical/nursing direction and oversight to public health reproductive services consistent with state of the art medical, nursing, and public health practice to help assure the optimum reproductive health of Montanans.
Develops and assures implementation of state policies, guidelines, and criteria concerning reproductive health care delivery provided by statewide family planning programs; assures conformity with federal, regional, and state laws and regulations.
Provides technical direction and consultation to clinical personnel, including physicians, medical directors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and related personnel at statewide family planning sites.
Evaluates primary care medical/nursing standards of practice as it relates to federal and state laws, and rules and grant guidelines and according to standards developed by professional associations such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
Evaluates public reproductive health care programs and services for quality, compliance to federal state and local laws and guidelines, cost effectiveness, and state of the art care. Recommends corrective action and monitors progress.
Analyzes data to determine the need for medical/nursing policy and procedure changes.
3) Grant development and monitoring.
Competencies:
Ability to
evaluate clinical standards of practice through quality assurance measures;
ability to demonstrate current clinical techniques,
analyze data and identify needed policy changes for program services and clinical practices;
employ research techniques as needed;
develop, implement and evaluate plans for health care delivery systems;
work collaboratively with other state programs, local health departments and community members;
communicate effectively orally and in writing;
ability to accept and utilize administrative direction,
observe and evaluate clinicians in family planning clinics and make recommendations to enhance quality of care.
Skills in
communication, both verbally and in writing;
listening, negotiation and public relations to represent the program in communicating complex, critical or controversial issues to contractors, medical providers, and other Department staff;
contract implementation;
group facilitation to create and develop policies, goals and objectives for short and long term planning;
the use of personal computer including word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail applications.
Education/Experience:
Thorough knowledge of
current women's and men's reproductive health within a public health arena;
the roles and responsibilities of medical directors, advanced practice registered nurses (nurse practitioners, nurse midwives) physician assistants and related personnel in family planning agencies.
working knowledge of federal and state legislation affecting reproductive health care and public health. Knowledge of Title X regulations is preferred.
A bachelor's degree of nursing in science or arts is required. This position must be currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse or nurse midwife in the state of Montana. Three to four years clinical and administrative work experience.
Preferred: Experience as a clinician in women's reproductive health care. Experience in a federally funded Title X Family Planning clinic.
The Health Program Representative develops and administers statewide and local public health programs in response to state needs and federal grant solicitations. This position functions as the Primary Care Office program manager.
A. Program Administration
* Develops and administers statewide public health programs in response to state needs and federal grant solicitations.
* Develops and monitors program core activity work plans.
* Develops and establishes health program policies, procedures, standards and evaluation components for these programs.
* Develops health program plans and operational models to secure resources to meet community health needs and funding requirements.
* Coordinates statewide planning and partnership groups. Provides guidance on issues for program improvement. Develops cooperative agreements and grants.
* Develops and manages health surveillance and data collection systems to track, analyze and integrate health-related data into ongoing education, promotion, disease prevention and quality improvement programs.
* Coordinates and oversees Requests for Proposal (RFP) processes to solicit eligible contractors for program delivery for the public health programs.
* Develops and manages program contracts and contractors.
* Develops and manages programmatic budgets and fiscal resources.
B. Outreach, Training, Program Support
* Assesses ongoing program activities to identify items such as new requirements, client needs, and identify training needs.
* Plans and coordinates conferences and presentations to provide education, outreach and networking opportunities. Develops and delivers presentations, outreach materials, may develop websites, manuals or other program contents.
* Responds to inquiries concerning public health programs.
C. Other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Required for the first day of work:
* Knowledge of public health education including disease prevention and control. * Skill in researching and developing health training materials and program content. * Skill in evaluating health programs. * Skill in public speaking. * Skill in writing technical reports or grants. * Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. * Ability to provide effective and professional customer service. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Work is performed in a typical office environment with keyboarding responsibilities. Occasional overnight travel maybe required.
Education/Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in health science, health education, behavioral or social science, or a related degree. * Two years of job related experience in health programming or health education, with a preference on health care workforce development. * Experience with data collection and analysis, such as Query Path * Other combinations of directly related education and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis. * Master's degree in public health or a related field is preferred
State Fact Sheets Available
State Fact Sheets Available
Check out our new Quick Health Data Online State Fact Sheets to see a snapshot of demographic characteristics and a variety of health indicators specific to women.
To learn more about the database and easy ways to present the data, join us for the next set of trainings.
Tuesday, July 15, 4:00-5:00 p.m. EDT (basic: provides an overview of the system)
Thursday, July 17, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT (focus on mapping: provides an emphasis on mapping techniques)
From a new article featured in the latest Time magazine:
"Up against bad PR and a lack of awareness, reproductive health groups are leading the charge to make the IUD a first line of defense against unplanned pregnancy. It won't be easy."
Read the full article here-and learn why the most effective method of birth control is also, believe it or not, the one no one is using. Want to join the conversation? Share your feelings on the story, the IUD, or birth control in general on Twitter using #BetterBirthControl.
Supreme Court Rules on Contraceptive Coverage.
Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that closely-held corporations such as Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cannot be required to provide contraceptive coverage that they object to on religious grounds. Read the Campaign's statement on the ruling here.
Young Women's Interest in IUDs
Young Women's Interest in Using an IUD Is Linked to the Features They Value in a Contraceptive Method
About half (48%) of women participating in an online survey reported that they were unsure whether they would ever use an IUD, while 20% thought they might and 32% indicated that they would not, according to "The Relationship Between Contraceptive Features Preferred by Young Women and Interest in IUDs: An Exploratory Analysis" by Anu Manchikanti Gomez of the University of California, Berkeley, and Jennifer B. Clark of Palo Alto University. The authors shed some light on the complexities of contraceptive decision-making by exploring correlations between contraceptive features that women prefer and their self-reported interest in using an IUD.
Gomez and Clark analyzed results from an Internet survey of 382 heterosexual U.S. women aged 18-29. They found that the contraceptive features preferred by the largest proportions of women were that a method not interfere with sexual pleasure (87%), and that it reduce menstrual bleeding (81%) and alleviate menstrual cramps (80%). Women who preferred a method that would not interfere with sexual pleasure were more likely than those who did not have this preference to report interest in using an IUD. Other features associated with an increased likelihood of interest in using an IUD were methods that are highly effective without the user's having to do anything and methods that have a long lifespan without user intervention. Women who preferred methods that can be seen by the user or that allow fertility to resume immediately after discontinuation were less likely than others to be interested in IUD use.
The authors suggest that future research should examine the relationship between contraceptive preferences and decision-making within more diverse groups of women. They recommend further study of factors that may influence contraceptive preferences, including women's personal experiences with various methods, their friends' and family members' experiences, their childbearing desires and their perceptions of their ability to become pregnant. Gomez and Clark hope that the results of this study and future research will be incorporated into contraceptive counseling to help ensure that every woman is able to access the method most suited to her needs.
Under our Early View feature, articles in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health are published online as they complete the production process. Sign up at this link to receive an alert when new materials become available. For more information about the types of papers the journals considers or to submit a manuscript, click here
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Prevalence Monitoring Toolkit
Webinar: Using Local Data to Guide Programmatic Decision-Making: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Prevalence Monitoring Toolkit
This webinar will introduce the Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (CT/GC) Prevalence Monitoring Toolkit, a resource designed to support administrators and managers of state and local STD and family planning (FP) programs to monitor and evaluate CT/GC screening efforts. The toolkit introduces key indicators for assessing screening efforts, explains how these indicators may be calculated and used, and provides examples of each indicator. The toolkit also includes interactive worksheets to generate annotated charts and data reports.
State Fact Sheets Available 
