Public Health Admin Assistant – Immunization Programs

State of Ohio; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental & Vision premiums after period

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

State of Ohio, Ohio Department of Health, is seeking an Administrative Professional 1 to support the Immunization Program in the BID. The role involves routine administrative duties, data handling, and customer communication in a public health setting.

The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, with standard hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm. The department emphasizes accuracy, reporting, and collaboration across teams to support infectious disease prevention efforts.

Qualifications

• 1 yr. trg. or 1 yr. exp. in secretarial science or business office applications.
• 6 mos. trg. or exp. in relevant technical terminology for positions requiring technical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage of BID’s main telephone lines and refer complex calls to supervisor.
• Prepare, sort, route and distribute mail.
• Maintain filing system.
• Research requests for information and data.
• Use Microsoft Office and/or other applications to produce documents from rough draft or dictation.
• Independently explain Immunization Program activities to internal and external customers, compile data, prepare reports and gather statistics.
• Track vaccine usage and inventory reports from public clinics, enter data into database.
• Operate and monitor electronic fax and email accounts.
• Input data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets as submissions are received and processed.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Critical Thinking

Organizing and Planning

Time Management

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Data Entry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Administrative Document Tracking System

Workflow Integrated System Enterprise

Job description

State of Ohio, Ohio Department of Health, is seeking an Administrative Professional 1 to support the Immunization Program in the BID. The role involves routine administrative duties, data handling, and customer communication in a public health setting.

The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, with standard hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm. The department emphasizes accuracy, reporting, and collaboration across teams to support infectious disease prevention efforts.