Job Title: Administrative Assistant
PVN ID: QC-1601-000930
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

POSITION AVAILABLE

The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens

College is one of the lead organizations in the Worker Health Protection Program, which gives free medical screening examinations and education to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons production workers.  The purpose of the medical surveillance program is to evaluate the health impact of past exposures to hazardous chemicals and radiation. This would be an exciting project for someone with environmental and/or labor interests.

                                                         

JOB DESCRIPTION

BCCHE is looking for an administrative assistant to provide administrative and clerical work as part of the medical screening and surveillance program of former workers at the various DOE facilities they we are currently screening.

The individual will be assisting with all aspects of the screening program but will focus on the following areas:

 

  1. File medical results
  2. Assist in mailing program information to potential participants
  3. Review and edit medical results letters generated by program physicians
  4. Enter medical data into a FileMaker database
  5. Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings

 

We hope to have the new person start working as soon as possible to fill an unexpected vacancy.

 

 

Any questions, call Ms. Ortega at 718-670-4203 or 718-670-4180.

 

BCCHE is an equal opportunity employer

Other Duties

Qualifications

Qualifications:     Must be comfortable with standard computer programs including Microsoft office. Prefer person with an interest or background in public health issues.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
CBNS
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$34,000.00 - $36,000.00
Closing Date
Jan 27, 2016 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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