Adolescent School Health Field Physician, Bureau of School Health

Job Description

THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION - 35 HOURS/WEEK

The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene responsible for promoting the health of 1.3 million school aged children enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools in New York City. This is achieved through a combination of public health initiatives, case management, education, mandated direct clinical services, and sexual and reproductive health services. School Physicians have served the students of NYC for over a century. The Adolescent School Health Physicians provide reproductive health counseling and services in the school setting and provide general educational seminars for parents and students. They assist with the coordination of response to infectious disease outbreaks that occur in schools, according to the agency's public health protocols. They also review medical accommodations for students with special needs, to ensure that these students receive medically appropriate supports that enable them to attend school safely, as per federal and state guidelines. These activities help to mitigate the impact of health issues on a student's education, so that they are healthy and ready to learn. They are therefore engaged in health equity, reproductive health and preventative health initiatives that align with the key programmatic work and deliverables as defined within the Women's health agenda, a City Hall priority.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Under the supervision of the High School Supervising Physician, the Adolescent School Health Physician will:
- Provide sexual and reproductive health services to students including, but not limited to, pregnancy tests, contraception, counseling and education.
- Improve the health of students through case management of chronic disease, preventive health screening and counseling, health education, and referrals.
- Perform mandated physical examinations (New Admission Exams, Sports Physicals, and Working Paper Physicals).
- Develop relationships with community health providers in order to optimize medical management of students with health issues.
- Attend to the health needs of a designated school community.
- Utilize the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to maintain accurate student health records.
- Support the development of school educational and prevention programs promoting the health and wellness of adolescents.
- Serve as a consultant to the school nurse and administration on school related health concerns.
- Complete medical accommodation reviews efficiently, using sound clinical judgment, coordinating services when appropriate
- Participate in meetings concerning student medical needs at school
- Provide clinical assistance in the event of an environmental or communicable disease occurrence.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships within the school community and the community at large.
- Support all medical initiatives put forth by the Office of School Health, e.g., Asthma, Reproductive Health, Obesity, and Diabetes initiatives.
- Provide trainings/presentations to school staff, community organizations, parents, or students.
- Stay abreast of health management policy statements and emerging clinical research related to school health.
- Participate in School Health research and quality improvement activities.
Work within the mandates, policies, and protocols of the Office of School Health.
- Participate in all mandated DOHMH and Office of School Health trainings and professional development sessions.
- Attend all program meetings and Continuing Medical Education Classes provided by the Office of School Health

PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Strong clinical adolescent pediatric experience
- Clinical experience with reproductive health services
- Strong clinical pediatric experience
- Excellent computer proficiency
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft applications.
- Excellent customer service skills.

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 Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
- 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