Public Health Advisor

Job Title: Public Health AdvisorDepartment: Department of Health and Mental HygieneDivision: Disease ControlBureau: Bureau of Hepatitis HIV & STIsLocation: NYC-All BoroughsReports to Title: Coordinator Supervising Public Health Advisor Public Health EpidemiologistDirect Reports Title(s): N/ASchedule & Hours: M-F 8 am-4 pm or 9 am-5 pmWorkplace Flexibility Modality: No option for hybrid or work from homeWork Environment: Office NYC community (e.g. home visit clinic/hospital) Grant End Date: April 30 2028Created Date: April 3 2026Revised Date: NASalary: $30 - $34/hrFLSA Classification: Who We Are:The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. Itfacilitates partnerships often new and unconventional between government and the private sector to develop test and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects effect expansion of successful pilot programs and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals families and communities across New York Culture:We embrace a culture of learning collaboration innovation and well-being where open communication drives our The Role:The ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team within the New York City Department of Health Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Hepatitis HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) is staffed with Public Health Advisors (PHA). PHA are responsible for providing partner services to approximately 2000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed each year including the identification tracing notification and HIV-testing of their sex and needle-partners. PHA ensures that all newly HIV-diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care. PHA is responsible for outreach to the approximately 2000 HIV providers and community-based organizations. PHA undertake the continuous education of providers and community members about HIV-related laws and regulations and build/maintain structure for timely reporting of HIV diagnosis and linkage and services for patients and partners to curb further spread of the Program:The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)s Bureau of Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the Citys response to viral hepatitis HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Across a range of programs and through extensive collaboration with other parts of NYC DOHMH and external stakeholders BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and tech 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 not in care persons 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 reassigned to emergency response work as needed by serving in an emergency within Surveillance/Epidemiology or Clinical Operations duties as assigned to support overall goals and mission of the department/organizationRequirements: Physical Requirements: Ability to travel within the 5 boroughs of New York City to visit clients and providers Minimum Qualifications1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education or in health social or biological sciences; or2. A baccalaureate 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; or3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 2 above; or4. 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. However all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and either twelve semester credits as described in 1 above or six months of experience described in 2 RequirementsA. To be assigned to Assignment Level II candidates must have in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above 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 SkillsPatient interviewing contact tracing/partner notification medical record review and community outreach experience Excellent written and oral communicationFluent English and either Spanish French Haitian Creole preferred NYS Drivers License highly desirable Must be able to work alternative hours (evening and weekends)Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background checkEqual 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 -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 Requirement:You must live in the New York City Tri-state area (NY NJ CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.