Data Entry/Registration Clerk

City of New York; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium-free health insurance

Public pension plan

Remote work up to 2 days per week

Job summary

The City of New York Health Department is seeking a Public Health Adviser to support STI clinic operations, disease intervention, and health promotion programs across NYC. The role emphasizes EMR documentation, specimen handling, patient recall, and community health education.

Successful candidates will hold relevant degrees or equivalent experience, with opportunities to contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health initiatives and public health policy development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with twelve semester credits in health education or related sciences.
• Six months of health promotion experience or equivalent.
• Four-year high school diploma with four years of related experience.
• Education/experience equivalent to above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and document intake in the EMR.
• Prepare examination rooms for vaccines.
• Process specimens for STI/Monkey Pox testing and route to appropriate area.
• Recall patients with reactive results via text, phone and email.
• Recall patients for missed appointments and reschedule as needed.
• Collect fingerstick specimens and perform phlebotomy as needed.

Skills

Interviewing

Field investigations

Risk assessment

Epidemiological data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree with health education credits

Bachelor's degree + 6 months health promotion experience

High school diploma + 4 years health-related experience

Education/experience equivalency

Job description

Division/Program Summary:

The Bureau of Public Health Clinics-Sexually Transmitted Infections has the mission of improving the sexual health of all New Yorkers. To achieve this the Bureau provides direct clinic services to people seeking sexual health care, and services to sex partners; monitor disease trends; provide education and training to providers and community groups, conduct research, and develop policies to improve sexual health and wellness. The Bureau of Public Health Clinics-Sexually Transmitted Infections operates 8 Sexual Health clinics throughout New York City (NYC).

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform clerical duties to aide in registration, documenting intake information collected at triage in the Electronic Medical record.
• Prepare examination rooms for vaccine administration.
• Process specimens for pick-up for infections related to STIs and Monkey Pox and route to the appropriate area.
• Recall clinic patients with reactive results via text, phone and email.
• Recall patients for missed appointments and reschedule (as needed).
• Collect fingerstick specimens and phlebotomy as needed.

Why you should work for us:

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund. a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. a tax-deferred savings program and a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Commitment to Equity:

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [e-mail] or 347-396-6549.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, 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, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
4. 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.

Additional Requirements

• 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, Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement "2" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.