Poison Information Specialist - Level II

Poison Information Specialist - Level II Department

EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICE ADULT

Location Manhattan Job

ID134929

Civil Service ClassificationNon Competitive Hire In Rate$101,656.00 (for employees new to HHC) Salary Range$101,854.00 - $101,854.00 Pay FrequencyAnnual Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Regular ShiftRotating About NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 700,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer 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 This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are 12.5 hours. Flexible schedule.

Duties & Responsibilities Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses difficult professional and supervisory duties of various complexities in the provision of information about the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning to the public, physicians and other health care providers; supervises and reviews the content of information provided by poison information specialists. All personnel perform related work. Under general supervision, in accordance with established protocols, is responsible for providing information about the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning to the public, physicians, and other health care providers; supervises and reviews the content of information provided by poison information specialists, Assignment Level I.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

Performs the duties of the

Assignment Level I:

1. Answers and creates a record of calls from health care providers, hospitals, and the public regarding the toxicity and treatment of poisoning. Provides first aid information, product information, and diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations to callers. 2. Enters all reports of poisoning into the Poison Control Center database in compliance with current New York State and American Association of Poison Center requirements. 3. Participates in Department programs which require actions to be taken after the traditional working hours of the Health Department. Informs superior of public health problems or issues which may need to be subsequently brought to the attention of Departmental directors. 4. Maintains a level of professional competency in toxicology/pharmacology to be able to consistently provide recommendations to callers that reflect the present standards of care. 5. Appropriately refers calls to the Center's on-call toxicology consultants, or on-call agency personnel when either the diagnosis or the patient's clinical condition requires a higher level of medical intervention. In addition to performing the duties of Assignment Level I, as described above, performs the following: 1. Assesses the severity of poisoning exposures and the degree and extent of toxicity based upon established protocols and appropriate medical direction. 2. When necessary, refers consequential public health problems to agency directors. 3. Reviews calls from the previous shift to identify poisonings where follow-up calls are required to assure that appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions have been accomplished. Provides appropriate follow-up care recommendations to physicians caring for severely poisoned patients. Minimum Qualifications A valid license issued by the New York State Education Department as either a Pharmacist, Professional Nurse, Physician, Physicians Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Benefits 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 Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities College Savings Program Union Benefits for eligible titles Multiple employee discounts programs Commuter Benefits Programs