Job Description
General Description
POSITION AVAILABLE: Administrative Assistant
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. We are seeking an administrative assistant for our Worker Health Protection Program, which provides free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear workers. This position is located in person at Queens College in central Queens and would consist carrying out daily clerical and scheduling tasks of the program, with opportunity for additional responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with interest in working in public health.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities will include:
- Schedule medical appointments with participants of our program and coordinate with remote medical clinics and program offices and the local medical team to facilitate medical screening and follow-up
- Enter medical data into FileMaker database; file and organize digital medical results; prepare medical results and other communications for mailing to participants
- Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings and communicate with other program staff, including program physicians, on a daily basis
- Attend educational sessions at the Center to advance knowledge and experience in public health
- Other office related tasks and required training as assigned
Salary: $40,000 to $45,000 with excellent benefits
Hours: Full-time in person Monday through Friday (35 hours per week)
BCCHE is an equal opportunity employer.
Other Duties
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Ability to work in a very organized and detail-oriented manner.
- Must be comfortable with standard computer programs including Microsoft office and willing to learn how to work in Filemaker
- Education: Associates or Bachelors degree preferable; or at least three years’ experience in related field.
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
Barry Commoner Center
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Oct 07, 2021 (Or Until Filled)