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| Nurse Consultant Position | | |
 Nurse Consultant Position
Provides leadership and oversight for reproductive health assessment, policy development, and quality assurance for federally funded family planning programs in Montana. Provides medical and nursing consultation, technical assistance and direction to health care providers including medical directors, advanced practice registered nurses (nurse practitioners, nurse midwives) physician assistants and related personnel in family planning agencies. The position involves coordination and integration of national standards of practice, state laws and regulations, and grant requirements into state and local family planning protocols in a variety of medical delivery systems.
Provides leadership and oversight for activities directed toward assessment, policy development, and quality assurance for public health programming and health providers in Montana.
- Analyzes data and health information to determine the need for policy development or change for public health services.
- Provides profession liaison with various professional providers and organizations.
- Provides a leadership role in recommending and establishing public health services for the state.
- Provides consultation and technical assistance in the planning, program design and evaluation of public health services.
- Oversees all medical/nursing policies and practices related to the program, including quality assurance and cost effectiveness.
Provides primary care medical/nursing direction and oversight to public health services consistent with state of the art medical, nursing, and public health practice to help assure the optimum health of Montanans.
- Develops and assures implementation of state policies, guidelines, and criteria by public health providers; assures conformity with federal, regional, and state laws and regulations.
- Provides technical direction and consultation to public health clinical personnel, including physicians, medical directors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, public health nurses and related personnel at public health settings statewide.
- Takes a lead role in the coordination and oversight of medical/clinical/nutrition standards of practice through the development and monitoring of policies and procedures and by working with advisory groups in the development of those policies and standards.
- Collaborates with a diverse mix of individual/agencies to maintain quality, cost effective public health services.
- 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
- Evaluates public 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/nutrition policy and procedure changes.
Grant development and monitoring
- Gather information and data to monitor grant compliance
- Help identify grant opportunities and write grant applications.
Required for the first day of work:
- Knowledge of current women's and men's reproductive health within a public health arena
- Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of medical directors, advanced practice registered nurses (nurse practitioners, nurse midwives) physician assistants and related personnel in family planning agencies
- Knowledge of federal and state legislation affecting reproductive health care and public health. Knowledge of Title X regulations is preferred.
- Ability to evaluate clinical standards of practice through quality assurance measures
- Ability to demonstrate current clinical techniques
- Ability to analyze data and identify needed policy changes for program services and clinical practices
- Ability to employ research techniques as needed
- Ability to develop, implement and evaluate plans for health care delivery systems
- Ability to work collaboratively with other state programs, local health departments and community members
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Ability to accept and utilize administrative direction
- Ability to observe and evaluate clinicians in family planning clinics and make recommendations to enhance quality of care.
- Skills in communication, both verbally and in writing
- Skills in listening, negotiation and public relations to represent the program in communicating complex, critical or controversial issues to contractors, medical providers, and other Department staff
- Skills in contract implementation
- Skills in group facilitation to create and develop policies, goals and objectives for short and long term planning
- Skills in the use of personal computer including word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree of nursing in science or arts or closely related field of study
- Master's degree of science is preferred
- Must be currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse or nurse midwife in the state of Montana
- Three years of clinical and administrative work experience
- Preferred experience as a clinician in a women's reproductive health care.
- Preferred experience in a federally funded Title X Family Planning Clinic.
- Other combinations of directly related education and or experience may be considered on a case by case basis.
Job: Healthcare
Salary: $61,193.00 - 76,502.00 Yearly
Benefits Package Eligibility: Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan
Number of Openings: 1
Employee Status: Regular Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Primary Location: Helena
Agency: Department of Public Health & Human Services
Union: Montana Nurses Association
Bargaining Unit: 054 - MNA-DPHHS-PH Nurses
Posting Date: Oct 9, 2015, 3:07:37 PM
Closing Date (based on your computer's timezone): Ongoing
Required Application Materials: Cover Letter, Resume
Contact Name: Department of Public Health and Human Services| Contact Email: hhshumanresources@mt.gov | Contact Phone: 406-444-3136
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| Violence Prevention Funding Opportunity | | Funding Announcement
Improving Health Outcomes Through Violence Prevention:
Phase II to Identify and Provide Brief Counseling on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in
Health Centers
Futures Without Violence (FUTURES)is soliciting applications from community health centers to participate in Phase II of a pilot project to improve the health outcomes for women through the identification and response to intimate partner violence (IPV). This Pilot is supported through a collaboration of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partners including: the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care; the HRSA Office of Women's Health; and the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau. Technical assistance and training will be provided by FUTURES. Since 1996, FUTURES has been ACF's funded National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) and in that role promotes model health responses to IPV as well as patient and provider education tools.
Six community health centers will be selected to work with a local intimate partner violence program that they identify as a partner on this initiative. The period of funding is from November 20, 2015 through September 30, 2016. FUTURES will provide selected applicants a total of $14,000. Community health centers will receive $7,000 for the funding period, in addition to free in-person training (including continuing medical education credits for MDs/DOs) as well as online trainings, free patient and provider tools, and participation in a learning community to share challenges and successes, and technical assistance as needed. The local intimate partner violence program that the community health center partners with will also receive $7,000 from FUTURES to participate in the program in order to integrate health assessments onsite and provide services for clients referred to them by the health center.
In each participating site, FUTURES will work closely with teams comprised of health center leadership and a representative from a local IPV program, to develop sustainable health care responses to IPV.
Applications are due Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. PST/3:00 p.m. Mountain/4:00 p.m. Central/5:00 p.m. EST. Completed applications should be emailed to Anisa Ali, aali@futureswithoutviolence.org
A webinar for interested applicants to learn more about the project and ask any questions about the funding announcement will be held:
Monday, October 26th, 2015 at
11:30-12:30pm PST/ 12:30-1:30pm MST/ 1:30-2:30pm CST/2:30-3:30pm EDT
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| Youth Leader Nomination | | RYAN COLBURN AWARD
Ryan Colburn was an amazing young man with varied interests ranging from singing in a choir to sports (he was an avid Auburn and Atlanta Braves fan and played the outfield in Miracle League Baseball). He touched the hearts and lives of all he came in contact with his contagious personality and unforgettable smile. Ryan also carried a strong message to the disability community imploring others with disabilities to live life to the fullest. In honor of his life and his affirming message to the disability community, family leader, advocate and AMCHP member Susan Colburn, in partnership with AMCHP, established the Ryan Colburn Award in 2011.
What is the Ryan Colburn Award?
The Ryan Colburn Award was created to keep alive the work that Ryan Colburn had started in the recent years before his passing, speaking at local and national conferences about growing up with a disability and the spreading the message of the importance of living life to the fullest. The Award provides support for a youth-with-disabilities leader to attend the AMCHP Annual Conference, connect with family leaders, and continue to spread Ryan's message of hope.
Eligibility Criteria
- 18-25 years of age, with special health care need(s).
- Consistent, active participation in public and/or community service activities.
- Must be a recipient of services with state Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs programs, MCH and/or Title V.
- Preferences may be given to individuals that have demonstrated active participation as a youth leader in the disability community or with public health/maternal and child health.
- First time attendee at the AMCHP Annual Conference.
NOTE: If you have previously attended the AMCHP Annual Conference you are not eligible to apply.
Application Requirements
An applicant for the Ryan Colburn Award must submit the following materials in one email:
- A completed application form.
- A personal statement that address the questions listed in the application ( No more than 150 words for each question).
- A resume outlining academic, leadership, extracurricular, community, and/or work involvement (no more than two pages).
Two reference forms submitted directly to AMCHP on their behalf. - The two reference forms must be completed by individuals other than family members and returned by the adults making the reference.
- One form must be completed by a professional and/or clinical staff associated with state CYSHCN, MCH or Title V programs.
- An applicant must agree to allow AMCHP to use their name, picture, and or/story for future scholarship materials.
The deadline for applications is 8 pm Eastern on November 6, 2015. Please share this valuable opportunity with a youth leader you know, and/or pass it through your channels to reach youth leaders who may be interested. If you have questions about the award, please contact Michelle Jarvis or (202) 775-1472
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| Act To Change Campaign | | About the #ActToChange Campaign
#ActToChange is a public awareness campaign aimed at increasing awareness of bullying - including in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community - and empowering communities with information and tools to help address and prevent bullying.
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, in partnership with the Sikh Coalition and the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, has launched the #ActToChange campaign to empower students, families, and educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to help prevent and end bullying in their communities. In addition to raising awareness, the campaign encourages youth and adults to share their stories, engage in community dialogues, and take action against bullying.
The campaign website, ActToChange.org, includes video and music empowerment playlists and an organizing toolkit, and encourages visitors to "Take the Pledge" to join the #ActToChange movement and stand up against bullying. As one out of three AAPIs does not speak English fluently, resources are available in Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
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| Knot Yet: What Does the Rising Marriage Age Mean for Men, Women, and Families | | | Knot Yet: What Does the Rising Marriage Age Mean For Men, Women and Families
The age at which men and women marry is now at historic heights-27 for women, and 29 for men-and is still climbing. The age at which women have children is also increasing, but much more slowly, and often before marriage. While this sequencing has long been true for the economically disadvantaged, it is now true for the middle class as well. What are the benefits and costs of this crossover?
Presenters: Kelleen Kaye, Senior Director of Research,
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy,
Who should attend: Researchers, press, practitioners, program operators, advocates and others interested in trends related to pregnancy, marriage, and family formation among young adults
When: Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: Free!
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| Domestic Violence Awareness Resources | | October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Our resources on Intimate Partner Violence and Violence Against Women are comprehensive and easy to read, making them both a perfect resource for Medical, Social Work, and Legal professionals working with children and families affected by Domestic Violence, but also a useful tool to teach anyone about Domestic Violence and its longterm effects.
Intimate Partner Violence is an extended resource for medical, legal, and social services professionals that can also benefit families and any individual faced with the issue of domestic violence. Using mostly non-technical language, this guide can be read quickly and thoroughly by anyone to help identify and end intimate partner violence.
Written by expert clinical service and research specialists, Violence Against Women is a comprehensive guide for legal, medical, and social services professionals on the signs and effects of intimate partner violence. Though the title focuses on crimes against women, the scope of its information includes the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on men, children, and adolescents as well.
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| LARCs for Incarcerated Women | |  Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for
Incarcerated Women: Feasibility and
Safety of On-Site Provision
By Carolyn Sufrin, Tianyi Oxnard, Joe Goldenson,
Kristin Simonson and Andrea Jackson
CONTEXT: Many incarcerated women have an unmet need for contraception. Providing access to long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods-IUDs and implants-before release is one strategy to meet this need and potentially prepare them for reentry to the community, but the safety and feasibility of providing these methods in this setting have not been described.
METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study of all LARC insertions at the San Francisco County Jail in 2009-2014 was conducted. Data from community clinic and jail clinic databases were assessed to examine baseline characteristics of LARC initiators, complications from insertion, method continuation, and pregnancy and re-incarceration rates. Correlates of method discontinuation were assessed in multivariate logistic regression analyses.
RESULTS: Eighty-seven LARC devices were inserted during the study period-53 IUDs and 34 implants. There were no cases of pelvic inflammatory disease or other insertion complications in IUD users and no serious complications in implant users. Median duration of known use was 11.4 months for IUDs and 12.9 months for implants. Women who discontinued a LARC method most commonly cited a desire to get pregnant (32%). Black women were more likely than whites to discontinue use (odds ratio, 4.4).
CONCLUSIONS: It is safe and feasible to provide LARC methods to incarcerated women. Correctional facilities should consider increasing access to all available contraceptives, including LARC methods, in a non-coercive manner as a strategy to reduce reproductive health disparities among marginalized women at high risk of unplanned pregnancies.
"Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Incarcerated Women: Feasibility and Safety of On-Site Provision," by Carolyn Sufrin, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues, is currently available online in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. |
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