Careers Job Description
General Description
The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment is an environmental and occupational health research center at Queens College, City University of New York, located in central Queens. We are seeking an administrative assistant for our Worker Health Protection Program, which provides free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear workers.
We are seeking a candidate to carry out daily clerical and scheduling tasks of the program, with opportunity for additional responsibilities. This position will be in-person at Queens College.
Other Duties
Responsibilities include:
- Schedule medical appointments with participants of our program and coordinate with remote medical clinics and program offices and the local medical team to facilitate medical screening and follow-up
- Enter medical data into FileMaker database; file and organize digital medical results; prepare medical results and other communications for mailing to participants; maintain participant privacy and security utilizing designated protocols
- Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings and communicate with other program staff, including program physicians, on a daily basis
- Other office related tasks and required training as assigned
Hours: Full-time in person Monday through Friday (35 hours per week)
Location: In-person at Queens College in Flushing, New York
If you have any questions, please email Sharon Peyser at sharon.peyser@qc.cuny.edu.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Minimum Associates degree, preferably college graduate with excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and in a very organized and detail-oriented manner.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and comfortable with other standard computer programs in Microsoft Office, with a willingness to learn how to work in Filemaker Pro databases.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Barry Commoner Center
Full Time
$47,000.00 - $50,000.00
Oct 28, 2024 (Or Until Filled)