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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 50245721 |
Description Activated On: 10/6/2026 1:24:38 PM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. This position, in the Bureau of Family Health, Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics, supports the organization’s mission of identifying newborns at an increased risk for screened diseases through its responsibility for reviewing program services against clinical practice standards to ensure proper techniques of dried blood spot screening, critical congenital heart disease screening and hearing screening. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. Evaluates and tracks submitter data to identify areas requiring improvement, trends, successful practices, and achievement of goals to improve submitter performance. Advises program management of educational and technical assistance needs, develops training materials as needed and acts as a liaison between the submitters, other providers and the program with respect to training/technical assistance opportunities statewide to improve newborn screening knowledge. Provides technical assistance to submitters via email, telephone call or site visit to ensure compliance with screening protocols and regulations related to Act 36 (Newborn Child Testing Act), the Infant Hearing Education, Assessment, Reporting and Referral (IHEAAR) Act, and the Newborn Child Pulse Oximetry Screening Act. Coordinates and disseminates best practice recommendations to submitters and other providers to keep submitters up to date on procedures. Maintains and updates the newborn screening and newborn hearing screening program websites to ensure accuracy of information. Develop and distribute the quarterly newborn screening newsletter to submitters to provide program updates. Serves as the project officer for all quality improvement projects. Prepares contracts, grant agreements, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Applications, Invitations to Bid and other procurement documents in accordance with Department protocols and timelines; provides technical assistance to grantees as needed; monitors fiscal and programmatic activities; monitors the content of required reports; and takes appropriate corrective action when warranted by contractor’s performance. Serves as an integral member of the newborn screening program team by providing input based on knowledge of field activities and outcomes for continuous quality improvement and effective quality control processes. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, working collaboratively with the submitters and other providers for quality, seamless customer support. Receives, reviews and summarizes reports and other forms of information regarding newborn screening best practices on a national level to ensure the program follows national standards. Develops education and community awareness programs focusing on newborn screening activities and/or condition-specific updates related to additions to the Recommended Universal Screening Panel or state screening panel. Collaborates with Community Health Nurses, Public Health Program Administrators and Managers to evaluate health care facility success in newborn screening and/or early intervention activities. Provides follow up services for the Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Program for all newborns born in Pennsylvania with unacceptable, inconclusive, and presumptive positive metabolic screening results, failed hearing screenings, and failed CCHD screenings. Possess working knowledge of the conditions covered by the Newborn Child Testing Act, the IHEARR Act, the Newborn Child Pulse Oximetry Screening Act and any new conditions added to these acts. Provides day to day consultation and technical assistance to hospitals, midwives, and other health care facilities and providers regarding their roles and responsibilities in newborn screening. Maintains confidentiality of any Protected Health Information (PHI) encountered during the performance of job duties pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which limits the disclosure of this information. Attends regional, state and national meetings, as assigned, to represent the Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics. Performs other related duties as required to meet the goals of the Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics, the Bureau of Family Health, and the Department. Demonstrates awareness of the vulnerable populations the organization serves by identifying, providing, and advocating for resources, services, communication methods, and policies that would help those populations achieve health equity. Public Health Emergency Response – This position may be given an assignment to support the public health emergency response mission of the Department of Health. Emergency assignments could at times be received with little or no advance notice, and may continue for any period of time – ranging from a few hours to several weeks, depending on the nature of the circumstance. The emergency assignments may at times be performed under adverse conditions and may require travel to another site other than the employee’s assigned headquarters for a period of time. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. Position does not supervise, manage, or serve as a lead workers. Decision making occurs following careful interpretation, analysis and diagnosis. Employee is responsible to find information to develop solutions or approaches. Supervisor periodically reviews on-going work progress and results of some assignments. New assignments are performed independently based on knowledge of standards and procedures. Position provides technical or administrative services and coordinates activities with others outside its work unit. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. Registered Nurse 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. 5. 6. |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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