Public Health Assistant

Responsibilities

• Travel to elementary schools across the five boroughs to conduct vision screenings
• Screen Pre-K, kindergarten, and 1st grade students using vision tests
• Set up and break down screening equipment
• Prepare referral forms and support follow-up for students who fail screenings
• Record, tally, and enter screening data accurately into ASHR

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Eleventh grade plus one year of satisfactory health-related or clerical experience
• Equivalent education and/or experience accepted
• Completion of eleventh grade required
• Ability to travel citywide and work with school staff and children

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Worksite wellness resources
• Possible work-from-home flexibility depending on position

About the Company

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the city’s public health agency, focused on protecting and improving the health of New Yorkers.