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General Description
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE
The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment is an environmental and occupational health research center at Queens College, City University of New York and is located in Central Queens. We are seeking an administrative/research assistant for our Worker Health Protection Program, which provides free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear workers. The purpose of the medical screening program is to evaluate the health impact of past exposures to hazardous chemicals and radiation. To date, the program has provided medical screening services to over 34,000 nuclear workers throughout the country.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a candidate to assist in administering multiple aspects of the medical screening program available to former workers at the Nevada Test Site and three DOE national laboratories in Northern California.
The individual will primarily focus on the following:
- Utilize telephone skills to contact former workers, encourage enrollment and to conduct in-depth interviews to review participants’ medical and work histories
- Schedule appointments and coordinate with remote medical clinics and program physicians to facilitate medical screening and follow-up
- Review and edit medical results letters generated by program physicians
- Conduct data entry, including entering medical data into a FileMaker database
- Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings for program planning and quality assurance purposes
- Conduct other tasks as required
Send cover letter and resume to:
Sharon Peyser
BCC, Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing, NY 11367
fax to (718) 670-4161 or e-mail: Sharon.Peyser@qc.cuny.edu
Any questions, call Ms. Peyser at - 718-670-4180.
The Barry Commoner Center is an equal opportunity employer.
Other Duties
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Associates degree, preferably college graduate with excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and in a very organized and detail-oriented manner. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and comfortable with other standard computer programs in Microsoft Office, with a willingness to learn how to work in Filemaker Pro databases.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong interest in public health, occupational and environmental health or health care.
HOURS: Full-time
35 hours per week, with some flexibility needed to accommodate working with West Coast contacts
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Commoner Center
Full Time
$40,000.00 - $45,000.00
Feb 22, 2019 (Or Until Filled)