PHADV Follow-Up

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

11d

About The Position

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER (SCHOOL HEALTH) CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. Division/Program Summary: The Division of Family and Child Health, Office of School Health (OSH) Vision Program provides mandated vision screening services to Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade students throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Vision Program is partnered with Warby Parker, a manufacturer and retailer of prescription eyeglasses. Warby Parker provides free eyeglass to students who fails the vision screenings. Position Summary: The Public Health Adviser plays an integral role in providing preventative health services for students in NYC schools. Reporting to the Follow-Up Unit Supervisor, the Public Health Adviser will reach out to parents, vision professionals, and schools on issues related to the student’s vision.

Requirements

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education or in health, social or biological sciences; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting field investigations, assessing health risks, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “2” above; or 4. Education and/or experience equivalent to “1,” “2” or “3” above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in “1” above or six months of experience as described in “2” above.
• A. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser (School Health), Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement 2 above.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for notifying parents of student’s vision abnormality identified during a vision screening.
• Assist parents who have not followed up with a doctor due to financial/insurance problems by providing referrals for low or no cost professional eyecare services.
• Conduct necessary outreach to community providers to confirm prescriptions and diagnosis and/or obtain return visits for amblyopic children.
• Obtain updated contact information from schools for students who fail vision screenings.
• Complete referral forms in a legible manner and ensures letters to the parents are attached to the forms.
• Educating parents about student’s vision impairment and the need to use prescribed glasses if required.
• Enter data accurately and in a timely manner into Automated Student Health Record (ASHR).
• Maintains a record of children in OSH's ASHR database whose parents could not be reached by phone.
• Provides parents with names of medical providers in their area.
• Arrange meetings with school staff to explain functions of OSH’s Vision Follow-Up Unit.
• Responsible for updating Vision Resource List annually.
• City Wide travel and flexibility with location of assignment may be required based on programmatic needs.

Benefits

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund. o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. o a tax-deferred savings program and o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees