What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Assistant -654- Public Health - Albany position at New York State Department of Health?
Description
Duties Description
The Office of Healthcare Workforce Innovation (WINN) addresses the state’s health workforce shortage through grant and program initiatives, and policy recommendations. Our team is focused on increasing the supply of healthcare workers to meet the increasing demands across the state of New York, emphasizing the unique challenges and opportunities of servicing underserved and previously excluded communities and settings.
Program Support - A data-minded student would work with our data and research team to create evaluations of ongoing programs and support a current statute through data collection and analysis.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of Fall 2026 matriculation and enrollment in the Fall semester must be submitted with your resume.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. 20 hours per week during the academic year is required, schedule is flexible. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.
Telecommuting is permissible up to 50% of working hours based on operational needs and at the discretion of the assigned Program area.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation@health.ny.gov to make a request.
NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.
For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
Duties Description
The Office of Healthcare Workforce Innovation (WINN) addresses the state’s health workforce shortage through grant and program initiatives, and policy recommendations. Our team is focused on increasing the supply of healthcare workers to meet the increasing demands across the state of New York, emphasizing the unique challenges and opportunities of servicing underserved and previously excluded communities and settings.
Program Support - A data-minded student would work with our data and research team to create evaluations of ongoing programs and support a current statute through data collection and analysis.
- A student interested in learning more about the grants and contracts process will offer budget and contracting support.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of Fall 2026 matriculation and enrollment in the Fall semester must be submitted with your resume.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Experience coordinating multiple concurrent tasks or projects under tight timelines
- Experience researching, collecting, and analyzing information to prepare written reports, memoranda, presentations, or briefing documents
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (excel and word)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to proofread and format technical documents
- Ability to interpret statutes, regulations, and policy guidance and summarize key points clearly
- Excellent organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage confidential information
- Ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external partners.
- Accounting
- Computer Science
- Informatics
- Economics
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Bio/Statistics
Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. 20 hours per week during the academic year is required, schedule is flexible. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.
Telecommuting is permissible up to 50% of working hours based on operational needs and at the discretion of the assigned Program area.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation@health.ny.gov to make a request.
NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.
For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
Salary : $16 - $20