Public Health Assistant, Data Entry
City of New York · Long Island City, New York, US
Job Description ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANT (SH) CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Job description
Job Description ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANT (SH) CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. Division/Program Summary: The Division of Family and Child Health, Office of School Health (OSH) Vision Program provides mandated vision screening services to Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade students throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Vision Program is partnered with Warby Parker, a manufacturer and retailer of prescription eyeglasses. Warby Parker provides free eyeglass to students who fails the vision screenings. Position Summary: Reporting to the Supervisor of Data Entry, the Public Health Assistant will aid the program with obtaining updated or completed doctor’s prescriptions for students' eyeglasses and entering data into the system. Job Duties and Responsibilities: *City Wide travel and flexibility with location of assignment may be required based on programmatic needs. - Review medical forms and enters data into the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) database daily. - Conducts outreach to families for students who are referred for further eye treatment or additional information required to co...