Public Health Advisor – City of New York
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Under the supervision of the Public Health Nurse Level III and in collaboration with PHN Level II, the Public Health Adviser level I, will be responsible for the following duties:
Under the supervision of the Public Health Nurse Level III and in collaboration with PHN Level II, the Public Health Adviser level I, will be responsible for the following duties:
- Collecting and transmitting medical records from assigned schools to the Central Health office.
- Creating and updating school health records.
- Establishing and maintaining a working relationship with school personnel.
- Ensuring that students equipment are functioning and properly used; maintaining adequate storage of students medication.
- Transcribing medical information as received; assisting self-directed students with their own medication.
- Documenting observations on the Medication Logs and students medical records.
- Performing simple first aid.
- Participating in agency-wide activities for Emergency Preparedness.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education or in health, social or biological sciences; or
A. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser (School Health), Assignment Level I, or
at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement 2 above.
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting field investigations, assessing health risks,
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “2” above; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to “1,” “2” or “3” above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in “1” above or six months of experience as described in “2” above.
A. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser (School Health), Assignment Level I, or
at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement 2 above.
Preferred Skills
Knowledge of DOHMH and DOE personnel policies and procedures; excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
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