Position Overview
Job Description
The Bureau of Vital Statistics is responsible for registering and certifying all birth, deaths, spontaneous and induced terminations of pregnancy in NYC. The bureau issues, analyzes and reports on 285,000 vital events each year. The bureau is a very large customer service operation, providing death certification services on a 24/7 basis, issuing more than 900,000 certified copies of birth and death records, and fulfilling hundreds of data requests annually.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Analyze and identify the common errors made by hospitals and patients when completing the Acknowledgement of Parentage (AOP) forms submitted to NYC DOHMH.
- Provide support and technical assistance to birthing registrars and hospital staff.
- Develop, coordinate and/or facilitate workshops for expectant families on child support and the AOP process at clinics or elsewhere.
- Develop and recommend documentation/material or resources to assist a...