WIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE

The WIC Department at Jamaica Hospital seeks full-time Health  Associate.   Selected candidate will perform overview of prospective and current WIC applicants on WICSIS.

• Prescreen applicants to schedule certification appointments initial and subsequent certification appointments according to NYSDOH mandatory time frames.
• Certify and recertify WIC participants, according to Local Agency and NYSDOH policies and procedures; verify  category, income and residency information.
• Generate participant charts to include: WIC Medical Referral Form, Proxy Form, Self-declaration Statements, and any other notes/documents as applicable.
• Roster participants on WICSIS, according to Local Agency Policy.
• Assist Nutritionist by printing and distributing  food vouchers
• Provide Rights and Responsibilities statement in appropriate language prior to initiating certification
• Document referrals on WICSIS, familiar with referral agencies and social service programs.
• Maintain Local Agency (LA) logs: check stock paper, help desk, transfer in/out binders, & toner logs.
• Reads WICSIS Communiqués and NYSDOH Memos in a timely manner.
• Perform outreach activities pertaining to participant retention, including, but not limited to: placing reminder calls,  rescheduling participants as needed, attending health fairs, and screening for program eligibility.
• Ensure efficient flow of the sign-in process to prevent  bottlenecking, especially around break time and end of shift.
• Promote and participate in Healthy Lifestyles projects/initiatives.
• Handle VOC process for inbound and outbound transfers as per NYSDOH and Local Agency Policies and Procedures.
• Assist in conducting participant surveys; compile data to be used in generating  State and Local  Agency reports.
• Follow State and Local Agency contingency plan plans WICSIS is nonoperational or when technical problems prevent issuing checks on the system.
• Familiar with the procedure for sending, receiving, and setting up equipment for the satellite clinic.
• Work at all Local Agency satellite clinics, as needed.
• Conduct orientation classes for all WIC participants.