Job Title: Administrative Assistant
PVN ID: QC-2408-006394
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

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:

  1. 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
  2. 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   
  3. Participate in regularly scheduled program meetings and communicate with other program staff, including program physicians, on a daily basis
  4. 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.          

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Barry Commoner Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$47,000.00 - $50,000.00
Closing Date
Oct 28, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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