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Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Work Shifts
Rotating Shift
Job Description
Under direction, performs difficult and responsible liaison activities between City agencies or programs, and community residents and groups. In the Health and Hospitals Corporation, under direction, supervises liaison activities of a hospital with local residents and other agencies and groups in the community. In addition to performing duties of Assignment Level II at a higher level, also performs the following:
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Supervises the performance of liaison activities; may be responsible for an administrative area covering one or more field offices or operational units.
2. Recommends procedures for implementation and maintenance of effective Community Liaison or community programs.
3. Directs community research activities and provides for the dissemination of research data and other materials.
4. Maintains communication with local community leaders and groups, particularly in matters of relative complexity and difficulty; explains programs and policies.
5. Mediates problems between the community and schools, hospitals, residents, landlords and community groups.
6. Represents the agency or program or assigns representation at community activities related to agency or program concerns.
7. Participates in planning, organizing, and implementing overall Community Liaison programs with schools, hospitals, residents and community groups.
8. Represents a hospital or assigns representation at community activities relating to hospital and health care programs.
9. Supervises staff development and training of Community Liaison employees.
10. Performs field or office tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Two additional years of full-time experience in counseling, community work or community health activities in a government agency or community organization engaged in providing community services to the public, assisting members of the community in obtaining community services or maintaining liaison with schools, community organizations or other government agencies for the purpose of providing assistance and obtaining participation and support for implementation of community or public service programs; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. Study at an accredited college in sociology, psychology or other behavioral science may be substituted on the basis of 30 semester credits for each year of the experience described above. However, all persons must have at least one year of the fulltime experience described above.
3. One additional year of full-time experience as described in “1” above.
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online at employment.nychhc.org.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
