Job Title: Administrative Assistant
PVN ID: QC-2410-006486
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Worker Health Protection Program (WHPP), based at The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (BCCHE) at Queens College, gives free medical screening examinations to former Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons production workers. The purpose of the medical surveillance program is to evaluate the impact of past exposures to hazardous chemicals and radiation. BCCHE works closely with the United Steelworkers (USW), the largest industrial union in the country.  This would be an exciting project for someone with occupational health or labor interests and for those with medical career aspirations.

Other Duties

BCCHE is looking for an administrative assistant to help with a lung cancer screening program that is a component of the DOE medical surveillance program.

The individual will be assisting with all aspects of the lung cancer screening program including, but not limited to:

  • Scheduling low-dose CT scan appointments for program participants
  • Sending out appointment confirmation letters and registration packets
  • Faxing schedules to radiology facilities
  • Placing appointment reminder calls
  • Entering medical data into the medical screening program database (Filemaker) and proofreading data entry
  • Preparing and mailing invitation letters, reminder letters and CT scan results letters
  • Requesting medical records including CT images
  • Filing, scanning paperwork to program network folders, and other clerical tasks
  • Participating in regularly scheduled WHPP program meetings
  • Completing required training and certifications, as required
  • Assisting with various follow-up and research projects, as needed.

If you have any questions, please call Ms. Manowitz at 718-670-4194 or email amanowitz@qc.cuny.edu.

Qualifications

  • College graduate preferred
  • Work experience in a health care-related setting preferred
  • Computer literate (e.g., proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel)

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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Key Features

Department
Barry Commoner Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$47,000.00 - $50,000.00
Closing Date
Dec 02, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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