Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Coordinator

Description

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Coordinator to work within our FIMR Program. As the Coordinator, you will manage case identification, record collection, case preparation, and multidisciplinary case review meetings while ensuring confidentiality throughout the process. You will work with healthcare providers, state agencies, community organizations, and other partners to identify trends, gaps in services, and opportunities for prevention. Additionally, you will provide ongoing support to the internal FIMR team by coordinating activities, facilitating communication, and assisting with program needs. The Coordinator also tracks recommendations and supports community efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The ultimate goal of the position is to turn individual case experiences into system-level learning and coordinated action that can help prevent future deaths and improve the health and well-being of mothers, infants, and families.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Coordinate identification, selection, tracking, and completion of fetal and infant death cases in accordance with FIMR protocols, including obtaining records, supporting medical record abstraction, and preparing de-identified case summaries for review. Ensure case information, data sharing, and records are managed in accordance with confidentiality, privacy, security, and applicable policies.

• Coordinate and support FIMR Medical Record Abstractors to ensure timely and accurate abstraction and data entry.
  Coordinate and facilitate FIMR Case Review Team, committee, and action team meetings and maintain effective relationships with multidisciplinary partners.

• Facilitate case review discussions to identify system-level factors, service gaps, disparities, barriers to care, and opportunities for prevention, and document findings and recommendations.

• Ensure FIMR data are accurate, complete, and timely, and identify trends, disparities, and system gaps to inform policy recommendations and systems improvement.

• Track recommendations and outcomes and prepare reports, presentations, grant deliverables, and standard operating procedures as needed.

• Assist in preparing reports, presentations, summaries, and other materials for program leadership, funders, and other stakeholders.

• Develop, update, and revise, as needed, standard operating procedures for various processes within the FIMR.

• Translate FIMR findings into practical recommendations for improving systems, services, policies, and community resources.

• Collaborate with community partners and Bureau Leadership to develop and implement prevention strategies.

• Oversee Community Outreach Specialist to ensure maternal/family interviews are being conducted using a trauma-informed, respectful, and culturally responsive approach and family experiences and perspectives are incorporated appropriately into the FIMR review process

• Assist with other activities, as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the social, economic, technological and ecological favors, trends and problems involved in human services planning.

• Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of data, to draw conclusions and to make appropriate recommendations.

• Ability to prepare general and statistical reports.

• Ability to supervise, including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished, the capabilities of subordinates and available resources; controlling work through periodic reviews and/or evaluations; determining subordinates’ training needs and providing or arranging for such training; motivating subordinates to work effectively; determining the need for disciplinary action and either recommending or initiating disciplinary action.

• Ability to understand, apply and explain the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.

• Ability to establish rapport with persons from different ethnic, cultural and/or economic backgrounds.

• Ability to coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing assigned work objectives.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with FIMR, maternal mortality review, or similar mortality review processes.

• Experience with process improvement and quality improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, including applying tools and techniques to identify opportunities, improve workflows, and support program effectiveness.

• Experience facilitating multidisciplinary committees and stakeholder meetings, including coordinating agendas, supporting collaborative decision-making, and ensuring meetings are conducted in accordance with applicable Open Meeting Law requirements.

• Experience developing systems-level recommendations based on identified trends, gaps, and findings, and translating those recommendations into actionable policies, procedures, and practice improvements.

• Knowledge of maternal and child health programs, perinatal health, infant mortality, health equity, and social determinants of health.

• Experience using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches.
  

MA Department of Public Health Overview:

The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high-quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth. We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. According to comparative analyses, Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states, but we still face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious diseases, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities.

More information can be found at: www.mass.gov/DPH

Pre-Hire Process:

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines.

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Record Law and may be published on the Commonwealth's website.

ADA Reasonable Accommodation:

If you require a reasonable accommodation with the application/interview process, please contact us at: EOHHS Candidate ADA Requests

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. 4

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements:

Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional or paraprofessional experience in social work, social casework, health care administration, public health program administration, hospital administration, or in program administration or program management, and (B) or which at least two years must have been in a professional capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in social work, health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.*

II. A Graduate degree with a major in social work, health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience.*

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience.

Special Requirements: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's License.

Salary placement is determined by a combination of factors, including the candidate’s years of directly related experience and education, and alignment with our internal compensation structure as set forth by the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. For all bargaining unit positions (non-management), compensation is subject to the salary provisions outlined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and will apply to placement within the appropriate salary range.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Official Title: Human Svcs Prog Planner III

Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston-250 Washington Street

Job: Planning

Agency: Department of Public Health

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day

Job Posting: Oct 30, 2026, 1:22:26 PM

Number of Openings: 1

Salary: 77,228.06 - 113,574.50 Yearly

If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator: Luciana Hayner / Luciana.M.Hayner@mass.gov - 8573981891

Bargaining Unit: 09-MOSES - Engineers/Scientists

Confidential: No

Potentially Eligible for a Hybrid Work Schedule: Yes