Nurse Consultant III (Specialist) | NURSE CONSULTANT III (SPECIALIST)

Are you looking to join an exciting, dedicated team of professionals that work to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and adolescents in California? To accomplish its mission, the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division (MCAH) maintains partnerships, contracts, and agreements with state, federal, and local agencies in both public and private sectors. MCAH hosts an array of programs and initiatives to serve the state's diverse populations and regions providing important resources, information and data about reproductive health, family planning, pregnancy, birth outcomes and more. Most programs and initiatives within MCAH are funded by the 1935 Social Security Act's Title V Block Grant.  The Black Infant Health program works to decrease Black maternal and infant health disparities through a group-based model with complimentary life planning.

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The candidate works under the general direction of the Health Program Manager II of the Perinatal Equity Section.  The Nurse Consultant (NC) III (Specialist) is responsible for providing complex nursing consultation and technical assistance, in a culturally sensitive manner, to local Black Infant Health (BIH) Coordinators, MCAH directors and key personnel in the Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), as assigned, for the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of BIH and other Title V programs housed within the Maternal and Infant Health Branch of the MCAH program.  The incumbent has lead responsibility for the BIH program and related projects and will provide non-supervisory highly skilled technical consultation to other nurses and technical staff for the tasks performed related to the operations of the BIH program and/or project.  The NC III (Specialist) provides oversight of BIH and/or other Title V programs in assigned LHJs and monitors and evaluates their compliance with BIH and/or MCAH policies, procedures, and program standards.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• NURSE CONSULTANT III (SPECIALIST)

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

1. ability to provide culturally sensitive program support and work collaboratively with the Health Equity Section and other Title V funded programs;
2. ability to develop and implement program standards to promote optimal program outcomes;
3. ability to support programs with development of tools and resources for program effectiveness, and quality improvement;
4. ability to monitor and track birth outcomes and provide support services to address health inequities in underserved and under-resourced communities as well as ethnic populations;
5. ability to assist with organizing and providing resource support for trainings to state and local program staff on public health performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement, and effective program implementation.
6.  Additionally, the candidate will provide guidance and support to a statewide team of nurses implementing the Black Infant Health model in jurisdictions across the state.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included

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At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

About California Department of Public Health

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.The Human Resources Division (HRD) partners with CDPH’s programs and management to provide guidance and consultative services on HR matters that are necessary for the Department to carry out its mission to deliver quality public health services.

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