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POSITION SUMMARY:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Health Educator.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to the following: counseling, educating, scheduling, screening/implementing financial aid, record keeping, stocking and ensuring adequate patient follow up for the Family Planning service at Bellevue Hospital Center.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Counseling Patients: o Provides options and supportive counseling and education services to all patients who identify themselves as desiring an elective termination of pregnancy (ETOP) o Assists with patient relaxation and counseling during first trimester abortion procedures o Provides counseling and education services to all patients referred from High Risk Clinic, the ultrasound unit and/or the genetic counselors o Provides counseling and education services to all patients referred from other services who want an ETOP.
• Provides comprehensive contraception education to patients plus education on the large array of services available to patients at Bellevue Hospital
• Scheduling: o Schedules all dilations and curettages, dilations and evacuations, and medical inductions o Schedules all ultrasounds and maintains results of all patients requiring ultrasounds because of previous uterine surgery o Schedules all pre-operative clearances and procedures as deemed necessary by the attending.
• Pre-screens all patients for Medicaid eligibility
• Obtains financial clearance for all patients prior to their procedures
• Maintains patient log of all patients scheduled for procedures
• Provides attending and resident staff with pre-operative information, facilitating the suction D&C on 15S, the placement of laminaria in clinic and the D&Es in the OR
• Completes phone follow up for all patients who do not complete necessary requirements such as lab work, consents, etc. prior to their procedure
• Completes phone follow up on patients post procedure

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To qualify you must have a BA or BS with a major in the biological or social sciences or in education or similar program. Two years of experience in health education working in womens health with a public health or voluntary health agency or satisfactory equivalent of training, experience and education. Must be able to counsel patients on termination of pregnancy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Masters in Public Health or equivalent is desirable but not required. Proficiency in Spanish a strong plus.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Grossman School of Medicine's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.

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