SENIOR HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAM SPEC - SES - 64004107

Requisition No: 886178

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAM SPEC - SES - 64004107

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64004107

Salary: $59,000.00-$62,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 11/13/2026

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Job posting category: Open Competitive

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a professional supervisory and managerial position responsible for providing leadership in the HIV/AIDS section as the Perinatal HIV Coordinator. The incumbent in this position will collaborate with hospitals , local obstetricians, maternal child health services and HIV/AIDS service organizations that provide services to HIV-infected pregnant women and exposed babies. The incumbent is expected to utilize leadership and managerial skills to create partnerships within the medical and social service community that serves HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women and exposed babies. The incumbent in this position will work with community partners to track HIV-infected pregnant women and ensure that systems exist to provide prenatal care, adherence support and follow-up for the mothers and their babies. The incumbent in this position will work with community partners to track HIV-infected pregnant women and ensure that systems exist to provide prenatal care, adherence support and follow-up for the mothers and their babies. This is a sensitive position and requires maintaining confidential protocols and procedures in accordance with the DOH and MDCHD information security policy. Incumbent will follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and information security regulations set by federal, state and local policies to ensure confidentiality and privacy of the client health information. This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets .

Ensures timely reporting of HIV‑exposed or HIV‑infected infants to HIV/AIDS surveillance staff. Provides education on HIV perinatal prevention to individuals or groups involved in the care of pregnant women with HIV, as needed or requested. After delivery, verifies that each infant receives diagnostic testing to confirm HIV status by four months of age, unless the mother is breastfeeding, in which case testing timelines follow the conclusion of breastfeeding. Oversee ongoing follow‑up care for all breastfeeding mothers throughout the breastfeeding period.

Help design and maintain the Perinatal HIV Prevention Program database, monitor the input and generate reports using the data to guide the day-to-day activities of the program.

Champion the HIV Perinatal Prevention Providers Partnership: Establish, maintain, oversee and facilitate meetings with medical and social service staff from JMH Perinatal Immunology Clinic (PRIMM) and UM Pediatric Screening Clinic who provide services, care and treatment to HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women and their infected and/or exposed newborns. This position will collaborate with critical stakeholders to provide treatment and services for non-compliant and/or drug dependent HIV infected pregnant women.

Works with Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County HIV/AIDS Surveillance Department to ensure the HIV status is known for infected or exposed newborns and pregnant women of childbearing age as well as help to ensure timely updates and closures of HIV exposed infants to be posted in the HIV Scan Database.

Provide every hospital’s Emergency Department with the updated protocol for HIV testing and referral form for any woman identified as not receiving prenatal care after the 12th week of gestation to be tested or referred to the county health department.

Provide every birthing hospital’s Labor and Delivery Units and Newborn Nurseries with the updated protocols for Rapid HIV Testing during Labor, Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnancy, Newborn AZT Treatment Guidelines, CDC Breastfeeding Guidelines, High Risk Pregnancy Notification Forms, and Newborn Exposure Notification Forms.

Provide HIV Perinatal statistics, updates and presentations to the community and medical providers upon request, to the Miami-Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership’s Strategic Planning Committee annually.

Establishes and maintains a working relationship with Targeted Outreach for Pregnant Women Act (TOPWA). Receives a quarterly list of HIV infected pregnant women enrolled with detailed services offered and received. Make referrals of HIV infected pregnant women directly to TOPWA for services that they provide such as transportation, baby showers and HIV testing of partners. Works as part of a team that monitors the contract of Targeted Outreach for Pregnant Women Act (TOPWA), attends site visits and provides feedback.

Establishes and maintains a working relationship with all clinics and hospitals that provide HIV testing of pregnant women. Provide them with training, resources and the protocols for the High-Risk Pregnancy Notification of HIV infected pregnant women to the HIV Perinatal Coordinator and the referral of HIV infected pregnant women to UM/JMH PRIMM Clinic.

Establishes and maintains a working relationship with all delivering hospitals. Provide them with training, resources and the protocols for the Newborn Exposure Notification to the HIV Perinatal Coordinator and the referral of HIV exposed newborns to the UM Pediatric Screening Clinic.

Establishes and maintains a working relationship with HIV Perinatal Coordinators throughout the state to identify best practices and ensure the identification and tracking of HIV infected pregnant women and their HIV infected and/or exposed infants in the case of patients receiving care, treatment and services in other counties.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

- Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision or administration.

- Knowledge of social and health care services objectives.

- Knowledge of the methods of compiling, organizing and data collection.

- Ability to provide trainings.

- Ability to prepare reports.

- Ability to communicate effectively.

- Ability to establish and maintain liaison with other agencies.

- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

- Ability to work independently.

- Ability use computer programs i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and report generation.

- Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

- Knowledge of Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act privacy rules.

Qualifications:

Minimum - Three (3) years of experience working in health-related public health, HIV/AIDS, or STD programs.

Where You Will Work:

1350 N.W 14th Street Miami, Florida. 33125

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;

- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;

- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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- Flexible Spending Accounts;

- Tuition waivers;

- And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com .

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.