New York State Department of Health

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description • Assist business systems analysts with daily administrative and project support tasks• Help collect, organize, and review data for reports, system updates, and process improvement projects• Use Excel to enter, clean, track, and analyze data, including creating spreadsheets, formulas, filters, and basic reports• Support documentation of business processes, workflows, and system requirements.• Assist with testing systems, troubleshooting minor issues, and reporting problems to staff• Help maintain accurate records, files, and project materials• Participate in meetings, take notes, and help follow up on assigned action items.• Communicate with team members and external stakeholders in a professional manner• Provide support for special projects related to data management, reporting, and business operations• Perform other related duties as assigned The minimum qualifications required for...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (LINC) is a fully accredited laboratory responsible for monitoring New York State’s nuclear power plants, responding to requests for radiological laboratory support for statewide incidents, participating in radiological emergency response activities, and protecting the food supply from harmful radioactive contamination. A Research Scientist is needed to provide technical and scientific support for nuclear regulatory matters and oversee day-to-day quality assurance for all radioactivity measurements in environmental and food samples. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Non Competitive: Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences AND three years of post-degree professional research experience* in an appropriate field. *Substitutions: master’s degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Under the general supervision of the Director of Administrative Services and the Assistant Director of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC), this position is responsible for statewide program administrative and operational services coordination, as well as assisting with the processing of board orders related to professional medical conduct, to include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. The incumbent will serve as the Recruitment Liaison within the Operations Unit, providing oversight of recruitment activities and workforce coordination for the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC). The position serves as a primary liaison with OPMC Executive staff, Division Hiring Managers, Employee Support staff, and the Department’s Human Resource Management Group.Primary duties include reviewing recruitment requests to ensure alignment with civil service classification...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Health Facility Management Assistant serves as the Director of Admissions for the Home and is responsible for coordinating admissions and readmissions of all residents in addition to implementing and maintaining a public relations program with hospital discharge planners, outside agencies and families. The Health Facility Management Assistant serves as a member of the admission/preadmission committee to determine appropriate staff to conduct admission/preadmission interviews; conducts all preadmission care plan sessions; schedules all admissions/preadmissions to the Home. The incumbent also works closely with multidisciplinary teams and coordinates bed holds, and ensures all criteria are met. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatrics) will coordinate, direct, and provide professional nursing care to residents of the nursing home under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Director of Nursing/Director of Nursing. The incumbent will assess the quality of resident care and determine daily staffing, equipment, supplies and make adjustments necessary to meet the needs of the residents. The Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatrics) will assist the Director of Nursing in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal and state codes, rules and regulations. This position will assist in the preparation of Nursing Department budgets, and analyses of reports concerning expenditures as it relates to staff, supplies and equipment. The incumbent will work collaboratively with the Inservice Education Coordinator and CQI/ICF Nurse in the daily...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description ARS: The Assistant Research Scientist (G14) will perform essential public health laboratory duties related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in infants, children, adolescents, and people of reproductive age, including clinical testing using serological and molecular test methods, assisting with the development and validation of new laboratory assays, laboratory maintenance and quality assurance activities, and assisting with surveillance and outbreak investigation activities. RS1: The Research Scientist 1 (G18) will perform essential public health laboratory duties related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in infants, children, adolescents, and people of reproductive age, including clinical testing using serological and molecular test methods, development and validation of new laboratory assays, preparing...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Administrative Assistant 1 will provide administrative support to the Bureau of Perinatal, Reproductive, and Sexual Health (BPRASH), a Bureau that includes ten programmatic Units and approximately 70 staff. Specific duties include, but are not limited to: Assist with maintaining Bureau calendars; Schedule in person and virtual meetings (using technology such as WebEx and Microsoft Teams) and provide meeting coordination and technical support as needed; Answer and refer telephone calls; Update electronic tracking systems and monitor status of approval packages; Review outgoing correspondence; Maintain electronic filing and storage for documents; Monitor Bureau shared mailbox and assist with response to public inquiries; Operate office equipment such as printers, scanners and copiers; Distribute incoming mail; Assist staff with making travel arrangements and securing travel approvals;...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The student assistant will provide the cybersecurity team assistance with implementing security measures, conducting risk assessments, monitoring security systems, and educating staff on best practices for cybersecurity. Additionally, a student assistant will be expected to provide new perspectives and innovative ideas to the team, contributing to the ongoing success of the organization's cybersecurity efforts. The Student Assistant will be responsible for conducting risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities in the organization's systems and networks; collaborating with other members of the cybersecurity team to identify and address security risks and vulnerabilities; monitoring security systems for any suspicious activity or breaches and reporting any incidents to the appropriate personnel; participating in security audits and compliance assessments to ensure that the...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Program Research Specialist 2 (PRS 2) will conduct database management activities, including performing data extraction, data quality assessment, and designing and conducting data queries. This includes analyzing data to develop and generate statistical summary reports. The PRS 2 will assist in conducting all phases of ongoing program evaluation and metric development and prepare comprehensive finished reports covering all phases of the study, the interpretation of results, and recommended courses of action. The PRS 2 will also participate in priority ad hoc requested studies of health care delivery systems that have statewide implications and interrelate with other programs. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent,...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Review and analyze trends in program data Establish baseline dataDevelop surveys and interview guides for stakeholders (transplant center staff, program participants, Department staff, etc.) Create continuous quality improvement plans for Department staff to improve processes and procedures of the programAssist in planning a media campaign for the Living Donor Support ProgramAssist in planning the next NYS Transplant Council meeting Other duties as assigned The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of Fall 2026 matriculation and enrollment in the Fall semester must be submitted with your resume. Preferred Qualifications: College or graduate student interested in exploring a career in public health with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail,...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description This position is located in the Adolescent Health Unit (AHU) within the Division of Family Health. The AHU manages and oversees subgrantees who are contracted in our adolescent-serving contracts. The incumbent for this position will: Provide oversight and management of contracts in the Adolescent Health Unit. Review and approve annual administrative forms, budget submissions (including budget modifications), and biannual narrative progress reports; Conduct or participate in adolescent pregnancy prevention program monitoring and reporting activities. This includes tasks associated with monitoring (completion of performance measures submissions, federal/state/and other applicable funding opportunities, and maintaining communication with the project administrator, including the completion and submission of other documents as required.; Assist in the development of adolescent health funding...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Public Health Field Service Representative 1/Trainee is part of the Division of Vaccine Excellence (DOVE) field staff team in the Central New York Region. The incumbent will educate and assist local public health staff, immunization providers and the general public in the area of immunization and vaccine preventable diseases. The primary function will be to conduct activities to ensure compliance with Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program requirements. Additionally, will conduct new enrollment, unannounced storage and handling, and education visits to enrolled Vaccines for Children (VFC) health care providers to ensure providers are meeting VFC Program requirements. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Transfer: Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Public Health Field Services...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Located within the Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management (OPCHSM), the Administrative Management Services Group (AMSG) is comprised of two bureaus with mutually exclusive job duties, and two sections that support cross-over activities. The Grants Management Bureau (GMB) supports grant initiatives across the Department of Health (DOH). GMB’s work primarily manages all health care transformation capital programs from award level through contract development, vouchering, and contract close-out. For non-capital contracts, GMB manages multiple rounds of awards for the Doctors Across New York (DANY) and Primary Care Service Corps (PCSC) loan relief programs. Job Duties Include: •Conduct key contracting deliverables including entering workplans into the Statewide Financial System (SFS)• Conducting Vendor Responsibility reviews• Review and reimburse invoices• Monitor grantee progress...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description This position requires fieldwork and travel; supervision and training of lower-level staff, including Health Care Surveyors 1 (Nursing); participation in a range of surveillance activities, including but not limited to conducting complaint/incident investigations and on-site surveys of hospitals and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers and other health care facilities as required to determine compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations; serves as part of a surveillance team, and may be responsible for the facilitation of surveillance team operations including: • Preparing offsite surveillance activities for the rest of the surveillance team prior to onsite entrance. This includes researching historical information about the facility, such as past survey trends, complaint allegations, facility reported incidents, and assigns responsibilities for each of the survey team members. •...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Legal Assistant 2 distributes the incoming new work daily to attorneys and legal assistants. This includes triage and distribution of new sub arrests and rap sheets which are divided up amongst the legal assistants for investigation/processing. The processed rap sheets ready for attorney review are then distributed to the attorneys. These daily distributions take into account various frequently changing factors, such as absent staff, staff assigned to special projects, backlogs, training of new staff, experience and skill level of new staff, etc. The Legal Assistant 2 responds to a high volume of inquiries to the CHRC Legal BML on a daily basis. This includes inquiries from providers, attorneys, advocates, and applicants, which sometimes requires a detailed and time- consuming response. (a) The Legal Assistant 2 tracks the time and attendance of all non-attorney staff, reviews/approves...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description This position will assist the supervisor and staff within the Bureau of Specialized Services for Children (BSSC) in a broad range of planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting activities. The incumbent will become knowledgeable and develop an understanding of the Children’s Health Home (HHSC) program, the 1915 (c) Children’s Waiver of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS), and Foster Care/29-I services to assist in developing and implementing changes and or enhancements to the services and programs. This position will assist with conducting research, drafting policies and procedures, providing technical assistance to stakeholders, developing public facing guidance documents, assisting with program monitoring and evaluation activities, and maintaining bureau procedures and tracking systems.The incumbent will also assist...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) is responsible for operating the State’s Medicaid program, which provides coverage to over 7.5 million members and totals over $100 billion in annual expenditures. The Division of Finance and Rate Setting (DFRS) is responsible for all functions within OHIP related to rate setting, including fee for service and managed care rates. This division has full oversight of the Medicaid budget, is the liaison with the Division of Budget, and manages the Medicaid Global Spending Cap. Within DFRS, the Bureau of Nursing Home and Long Term Care Rate Setting consists of four teams that conduct rate setting, cost analysis, and other activities for public and private nursing homes and a range of long term care facilities and support services. The Associate Health Care Management Systems Analyst will lead the Operating Rates unit within the Nursing Home...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Daily transport of interoffice and postal mail, including pickups at local post offices and DOH mailrooms, deliveries to 7 Capital area DOH locations and pickups at the OGS Distribution Center. Vehicle maintenance such as battery and tire pressure checks; coordinate oil changes and other regular servicing; car washes; coordination of vehicle repairs, new tire installation, etc. when needed at local servicing stations. Removal of surplus equipment and furniture from Capital area DOH locations. Sit-to-stand desk assembly, light repairs to cubicles, white board hanging, etc. Annual transport of displays and other items to NYS Fair; occasional transport of various items to DOH locations in other parts of NYS. : The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must possess a New York State Driver’s License appropriate for the type of vehicle to be...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Eliciting and documenting requirements for automated systems, using various methods including but not limited to process models, User Stories, and Use Cases Create process, data and object-oriented models to support understandingProvide technical expertise in the application of analytical processes to the planning, design and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the needs of business unitsTranslate functional and technical requirements into programming specifications through design documents, decision logic tables, and flow diagramsTest, validate, and document applicationsCreate helpful and informative technical documentation for mission critical systems to ensure applications can be supported when key staff retireLead JAD sessions as a recording analyst or scribeLead business process improvement consulting engagementsDevelop value stream maps, associated...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatrics) will coordinate, direct, and provide professional nursing care to residents of the nursing home under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Director of Nursing/Director of Nursing. The Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatrics) will develop, update, and monitor nursing care objectives in treatment plans for individuals and administer nursing treatments. They will help develop and participate in nursing orientation programs which include education and training needs for nursing staff. They will review records and discuss staff and program requirements with facility managers. The incumbent will also serve as a member of various committees and workgroups concerned with individual treatment and care issues or topics.Notes: 1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position. 2....

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Public Health Specialist (PHS) 2 will serve as a field coordinator for the Capital District Regional Office, and will be responsible for providing oversight of local health department activities in the implementation of all water supply related programs and working directly with hospitals and nursing homes on legionella control at their facilities. The incumbent will respond to public water supply emergencies, waterborne outbreaks, conduct sanitary survey field trainings and assessments, perform and interpret Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data queries, and assists with SDWIS data entry throughout the region. The PHS 2 will aid the local health departments by serving as technical resource; coordinate and provide trainings; conduct quarterly reviews; and ensuring consistent delivery of environmental health programs. The region has over 4,200 public water supplies within 7...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Maintain basic financial, accounting, and/or statistical records. Perform calculations and computations, primarily on computers and calculators, using known and standard formulas and methods. Contact various internal and external parties to obtain information. Prepare, process, review, and record numerical transactions and records. This may include processing bills and vouchers; reviewing or auditing calculations or statistics; disbursing or receiving items such as cash or vouchers, and tasks such as calculating and collecting fees. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health Veterans Home at St. Albans employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Office Assistant 2 Calculations.Transfers: Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Creating and compiling documents from various sites to be entered into internal databases and document submission portals/ sites. Performing repetitive tasks based off of amount of incoming workloads. Clerical tasks such as filing, scanning, copying & organizing documents.Email Management including sending, receiving, and organizing emails as directed.Reviewing documents for accuracy and completion on contracts and other various transactions.Communicate with internal and external staff such as internal Bureau staff, program contacts and vendors to provide assistance and support on contract compliance activities.Ad Hoc Tasks such as compiling documents or researching/providing information needed for projects or tasks as requested by supervisors. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate...

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Office Assistant 2 will perform a variety of administrative and support duties to support efficient office operations. The duties include: managing schedules and calendars for program leadership, manage appointments, assist with travel arrangements, prepare and mail correspondence, answer and direct phone calls and emails, scan, file and organize documents, manage office equipment including service calls, creating and maintain presentations, conducting research and compiling data, and proof reading and editing documents. Provide administrative support to staff and perform clerical tasks as assigned. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer: Current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service as an Office Assistant 2 G-9, OR one year or more of permanent or contingent- permanent,...