Public Health Advisor
FPHNY Recruitment Team, New York, NY, United States
42-09 28th St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Job Title
Public Health Advisor
Department
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Division
Disease Control
Bureau
Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, & STIs
Location
NYC-All Boroughs
Reports to
Coordinator, Supervising Public Health Advisor, Public Health Epidemiologist
Schedule & Hours
M-F, 8 am-4 pm or 9 am-5 pm
Workplace Flexibility Modality
No option for hybrid or work from home
Work Environment
Office, NYC community (e.g., home visit, clinic/hospital)
Salary
$30 - $34/hr
Who We Are
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non‑profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the health and well‑being of all New Yorkers. In partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations accelerate the execution of demonstration projects, expand successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.
About the Role
The ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) staffs Public Health Advisors (PHA). PHAs provide partner services to approximately 2,000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed each year, including identification, tracing, notification and HIV‑testing of their sex and needle partners. PHAs ensure that all newly HIV‑diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care, engage with providers and community‑based organizations, educate about HIV‑related laws and regulations, and build and maintain a timely reporting structure for HIV diagnosis and linkage and services to curb further spread of HIV.
About the Program
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) leads the City’s response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and STIs. Through collaboration with other city divisions and external stakeholders, BHHS oversees testing initiatives; prevention, treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social initiatives.
Responsibilities
Interview HIV‑diagnosed persons to elicit HIV‑exposed partners, locate and notify partners, and provide HIV rapid testing in mobile settings to notified partners.
Connect persons with a new HIV diagnosis to clinical care.
Use HIV transmission network data to identify and reach out to persons not in care, including contact tracing.
Trace and locate HIV‑diagnosed persons who are out‑of‑care and connect them to clinical care.
Engage HIV‑diagnosed persons and their partners with HIV prevention and ancillary services.
Link HIV‑negative partners to PrEP providers for evaluation and counseling.
Collect data on HIV cases to fulfill surveillance and case investigation data requirements, including record review, patient and provider interviews.
Serve in an activated role and be reassigned to emergency response work as needed, serving within Surveillance/Epidemiology or Clinical Operations groups.
Other duties as assigned to support overall goals and mission of the department/organization.
Requirements
Physical Requirements
Ability to travel within the 5 boroughs of New York City to visit clients and providers.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences; or
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college 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/analyzing epidemiological data; or
A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in “2” above; or
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 full‑time experience. All candidates must have a four‑year high school diploma or its equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in “1” above or six months of experience described in “2” above.
Additional Requirements
To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Req “2” above.
Preferred Skills
Patient interviewing, contact tracing/partner notification, medical record review, and community outreach experience.
Excellent written and oral communication.
Fluent English and either Spanish, French, or Haitian Creole preferred.
NYS driver’s license highly desirable.
Must be able to work alternative hours (evening and weekends).
Employment contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FPHNY is an equal‑opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
At‑Will Employment Statement
Employment with FPHNY is at‑will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.
Residency Requirement
You must live in the New York City Tri‑state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.
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Job Title
Public Health Advisor
Department
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Division
Disease Control
Bureau
Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, & STIs
Location
NYC-All Boroughs
Reports to
Coordinator, Supervising Public Health Advisor, Public Health Epidemiologist
Schedule & Hours
M-F, 8 am-4 pm or 9 am-5 pm
Workplace Flexibility Modality
No option for hybrid or work from home
Work Environment
Office, NYC community (e.g., home visit, clinic/hospital)
Salary
$30 - $34/hr
Who We Are
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non‑profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the health and well‑being of all New Yorkers. In partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations accelerate the execution of demonstration projects, expand successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.
About the Role
The ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) staffs Public Health Advisors (PHA). PHAs provide partner services to approximately 2,000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed each year, including identification, tracing, notification and HIV‑testing of their sex and needle partners. PHAs ensure that all newly HIV‑diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care, engage with providers and community‑based organizations, educate about HIV‑related laws and regulations, and build and maintain a timely reporting structure for HIV diagnosis and linkage and services to curb further spread of HIV.
About the Program
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) leads the City’s response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and STIs. Through collaboration with other city divisions and external stakeholders, BHHS oversees testing initiatives; prevention, treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social initiatives.
Responsibilities
Interview HIV‑diagnosed persons to elicit HIV‑exposed partners, locate and notify partners, and provide HIV rapid testing in mobile settings to notified partners.
Connect persons with a new HIV diagnosis to clinical care.
Use HIV transmission network data to identify and reach out to persons not in care, including contact tracing.
Trace and locate HIV‑diagnosed persons who are out‑of‑care and connect them to clinical care.
Engage HIV‑diagnosed persons and their partners with HIV prevention and ancillary services.
Link HIV‑negative partners to PrEP providers for evaluation and counseling.
Collect data on HIV cases to fulfill surveillance and case investigation data requirements, including record review, patient and provider interviews.
Serve in an activated role and be reassigned to emergency response work as needed, serving within Surveillance/Epidemiology or Clinical Operations groups.
Other duties as assigned to support overall goals and mission of the department/organization.
Requirements
Physical Requirements
Ability to travel within the 5 boroughs of New York City to visit clients and providers.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences; or
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college 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/analyzing epidemiological data; or
A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in “2” above; or
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 full‑time experience. All candidates must have a four‑year high school diploma or its equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in “1” above or six months of experience described in “2” above.
Additional Requirements
To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Req “2” above.
Preferred Skills
Patient interviewing, contact tracing/partner notification, medical record review, and community outreach experience.
Excellent written and oral communication.
Fluent English and either Spanish, French, or Haitian Creole preferred.
NYS driver’s license highly desirable.
Must be able to work alternative hours (evening and weekends).
Employment contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FPHNY is an equal‑opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
At‑Will Employment Statement
Employment with FPHNY is at‑will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.
Residency Requirement
You must live in the New York City Tri‑state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.
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