Senior Manager Medical Assessment Center

Position at MTA Headquarters

JOB TITLE:

Senior Manager, Medical Assessment Center

DEPT/DIV:

Occupational Health Services

WORK LOCATION:

420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170

FULL/PART-TIME

FULL

SALARY RANGE:

$108,000 - $118,000

DEADLINE:

Until filled

This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective hire date.

Opening:

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation's largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

Position Objective:

This position is responsible for directing all administrative functions and activities necessary for the effective operation of the Occupational Health Services (OHS) Medical Assessment Center (MACs). Responsible for scheduling and processing more than 8,000 employee medical assessments annually. This includes coordination with Metro-North, Bridges & Tunnel, Construction & Development, MTA HQ and MTA Police and enforcement of departmental procedures to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations and agency's policies and standards. Responsible for maintaining comprehensive medical database system for all employees.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for directing all administrative functions and activities necessary for the effective operation of the OHS medical assessment center.
• Responsible for ensuring effective linkages between the employment center, the medical assessment center and laboratory
• Responsible for maintaining more than 8,000 employee medical charts and for reporting medical assessment activity to internal and external customers
• Responsible for working with field management to expedite employee medical assessments to maximize employee availability
• Responsible for maintaining adequate supplies of occupational health related items, and for effectively staffing occupational health professionals and support staff of the medical assessment center to accommodate all scheduled visits.
• Handle Case Management for Leaves of Absence, Reasonable Accommodation, FMLA & Short-Term Disability Claims (LIRR, MNR, MTA C&D, MTA B&T, MTA Police Dept, MTA HQ) (secondary to lift and shift).
• Certified Assistant MRO
• Coordination of all CCF follow ups, cancellations; provide positive, dilute or questionable results to the MRO
• Coordinate the results and invoices for QuantiFERON and Hep B from quest /Concentra/ Yale/CitiMed
• Audit charts for results for RTW, change of craft, promotions, pre-employments and labs only.
• Is held accountable for overseeing and evaluating contractor performance, where applicable:
• Observing the work performed by the contractor;
• Reviewing invoices and approving them if the work has contractual standards;
• Addressing performance issues with the contractor when possible; and
• Escalating issues to other parties as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Assessing corporate policies and OHS procedures against legislative changes and negotiated labor issues.
• Scheduling based on frequent fluctuations in hiring activity and training classes.
• Determining necessary solutions to respond to internal and external requests for sensitive and confidential employee medical information.
• FMLA, Short Term Disability, Case Management, Reasonable Accommodations for MTA HQ, MTA Police Dept, MTA Construction and Development and Metro North Railroad. The other locations have divisions that handle this separately.

Required Education and Experience:

• Requires Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major in business administration or a related field and eight (8) years of experience, in which five (5) years are at a managerial or supervisory level or a satisfactory combination of education and experience

Other Information

May need to work outside of normal work hours (i.e., evenings and weekends)

Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites.

According to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the "Commission").

Equal Employment Opportunity

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including those concerning veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.