The Health Services Department is requesting to add one (1) Director of Family, Maternal and Child Health and one (1) Administrative Services Assistant III full-time position. The Family, Maternal and Child Health (FMCH) Programs have been without a Director for over two years. In early 2019, prior to COVID, Public Health cancelled position #9550 Director of FMCH and added a position in the Director of Public Health Clinic Services classification. Shortly after the spring of 2020, the COVID Response Team had a need for the Director of Public Health Clinic Services position to assume the lead role related to contact tracing and investigation and the position was subsequently transferred to support the on-going COVID response. It is important to note that this nurse director position is anticipated to be needed on an ongoing bases, as well as continuing to support of the COVID response.
Senior Leadership has decided to reinstate the Director of Family, Maternal and Child Health classification to provide a program-wide Director over the suite of FMCH programming. This role is responsible for directing the activities of the FMCH Programs, develops and implements program policies, monitors program performance, and allocates fiscal and personnel resources among the various programs (WIC, CCS, MCH).
In addition, it has been determined that the FMCH Programs would benefit from an Administrative Services Assistant III in order for the program managers to be better supported and able to focus on program planning and implementation. There are roughly 30 agreements (grants and subcontractors) under FMCH, all requiring administrative and fiscal oversight and frequent reporting. The ASA III would be responsible for budget formulation, control, and analysis to ensure grant requirements are met, as well as provide direction to day-to-day administrative problems. There are approximately 175 FTEs across the FMCH suite of programs. Each of the major programs (WIC, CCS, MCH) are distinct from one another and each with their own unique fiscal and administrative requirements.
If this request is not approved, there will not be sufficient management staff properly allocated to FMCH and this will negatively affect program activities.