Public Health Educator - Level I

Queens Hospital Center

Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes. Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough. In 2002 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art, 261-bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M

35 Hours

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work in the planning, design and administration of public health education programs for a healthcare facility. All personnel perform related work.

Under supervision, with latitude for independent judgment and decision making, identifies community health information needs and develops, organizes, conducts, and evaluates health education programs to meet those needs.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

• Prepares and conducts education programs, presentations, seminars, conferences, training courses, and workshops addressing the health needs and problems of target populations.
• Surveys the public, target populations, facility staff and service providers to identify public health needs, problems and available resources.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of public health programs, presentations, and materials by utilizing entry and exit interviews and surveys, and other appropriate methods.
• Represents the facility at meetings with public health service providers and with other groups.
• Establishes and maintains ongoing collaborative relationships and exchanges information with community members, organizations, agencies, institutions, and other health professionals.
• Provides counseling, guidance, training, and technical assistance on public health issues to service providers and other groups.
• Obtains, reviews and/or develops written health education materials, lists of community resources, referral information, and visual aids, and arranges for their distribution and presentation throughout schools, health clinics, community agencies, and the press.
• Writes reports, memoranda and letters.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. A masters degree from an accredited college or university in public health education, education, public/community health administration, public administration or business administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in developing public health education programs, including identifying target populations, conducting needs assessments, designing educational materials, planning educational presentations or workshops, evaluating health education programs; presenting public health education programs; and/or counseling in areas such as communicable diseases, substance abuse, assault, sexual abuse, and/or family planning; or,
• 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as outlined in one (1) above.

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

Application Process

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