Project Coordinator

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H. E.

A. R. T drives everything we do.

We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center.

Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview Maimonides Medical Center is seeking a dynamic individual with a passion for community health to serve as a full time Maternal Child Health Project Coordinator .

This role is key to integrating mental health programs in Obstetrics, facilitating transitions between inpatient care and maternity and pediatrics outpatient clinics, and assisting with quality improvement in the department. The Project Coordinator will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, supporting operations of the Brooklyn Parenting Center (BPC) and patient navigation to Community Care Brooklyn (CCB) . Responsibilities Overall responsibilities are in support perinatal mental health program administration, quality improvement and patient screenings and connection to community services, and include: Collaborate with the BPC Program Manager and OB clinical team to support and improve program operations.

Conduct culturally sensitive patient outreach to facilitate mental health and social needs screenings of pregnant people/parents of newborns to identify at-risk families. Provide referrals and warm hand-offs to community-based organizations, internal departments and providers, and other supports to address health-related social needs and facilitate integrated service provision. Lead postpartum support group coordination, including patient and clinician communication, enrollment, and materials preparation.

Support research and data collection efforts to evaluate program success. Maintain records and enters required info into electronic health/medical record. Attend monthly meetings and maintain communication.

Distribute car seats, cribs, etc., to patients. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Public/Community Health, Social Work or related field Experience working in program coordination at a community-based organization or a clinical environment Experience with data collection, entry, reporting and quality assurance Demonstrated commitment to prevention-based programming, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive care, and the promotion of health equity Interest in maternal child health, perinatal mental health, community health Bilingual preferred.

USD $60,000.00 - USD $70,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.