Oral Health Data and Outreach Coordinator Bureau of School Health

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs policies services and environments that support physical and socioemotional health and promote primary and reproductive health services health equity social justice safety and wellbeing for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health the Bureau of Early Intervention the Office of School Health and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child woman and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice particularly racial gender and LGBTQ equity to apply.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Collect track and review and report oral health data from primary and secondary sources.
Maintain relevant data repositories.
Create and maintain regular reports for use by management staff and dental providers.
Perform descriptive statistical procedures for analyses and reporting.
Research and identify innovative and appropriate methods for connecting children with dental needs to a dental provider.
Monitor school based dental service programs efforts for followup care.
Troubleshoot and resolve data integration extrapolation and analytic issues.
Develop disseminate and evaluate results of surveys.
Clearly communicate data findings to program managers to facilitate necessary program adjustments.
Coordinate efforts between schoolbased dental providers caregivers and school administrators to strengthen the utilization of dental care for children.
Perform and expand upon case management initiatives including but not limited to phone calls to caregivers working with school nurses assisting with access issues maintaining a directory of lowcost dental providers and collaborating with dental insurance providers.
Counsel and strengthen engagement among parents caregivers and appropriate stakeholders on the importance of dental services.
Maintain multiple assignments simultaneously and function effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Contribute to the writing and development of a variety of scientific materials.
Support the Oral Health team for adhoc projects assignments and tasks when needed
Participate in emergency response roles in the Incident Command System

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Ability to manage multiple priories simultaneously and function effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Experience merging cleaning manipulating and managing large and/or longitudinal datasets
Proficient in Microsoft Suite strong Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
Experience with creating and running Zoom and MS Teams meetings
Strong time management skills required
Creative wellorganized and able to complete assignments and meet deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong writing and communication skills
Dental public health experience a plus

Why you should work for us:

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa 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.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

Qualifications :

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and one year of fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and three years of responsible fulltime research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in 2 above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in 1 and 2 above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime