FIELD REPRESENTATIVE EYE HEALTH
To land Field Representative Eye Health in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
A bachelor's degree is the listed credential, and extra years on the job can be traded for it. The FY 2027 range lands between $58,222 and $84,763, and state payroll currently lists 9 people in the title, most of them at Human Services.
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Field Representative Eye Health appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Human Services. It is also used at one independent authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Human Services | 9 |
Independent authorities
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | 3 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 9 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $78,050. The agencies employing the most are:
- Human Services (9)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the supervision of the Supervisor of Eye Health Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Department of Human Services, does the field and office work involved in the Amblyopia Program and the Glaucoma Program, and assists in promoting and organizing local community efforts throughout the state concerned with the prevention of blindness, with the particular emphasis upon Amblyopia detection and Glaucoma Control; does related work as required.
Examples of work
Assists with the work involved in organizing local community efforts concerned with Eye Health Services with particular emphasis on those relating to modern preventive programs and education; when such committees and/or councils are organized, acts as an advisor and assists with committee work. Aids in the planning of projects which involve social, medical, surgical, financial and related remedial services at the community level, including hospitals, specialty clinics, and other similar projects. Visits and talks with the representatives of established social educational, health, welfare, and church and civic organizations and agencies in order to further studies of problems involving blindness prevention and develops plans and programs for meeting such problems. Conducts critical studies of local community attitudes, opinions and interest relating to existing and proposed community eye health services. Assists in carrying on educational programs related to community eye health services, including consultation with school and civic groups in the selection to topics, speakers, and audio-visual aids and other materials for program use, including bulletins, leaflets and charts. Gives talks before lay and professional groups in the community on the general subject of sight conservation, blindness prevention, glaucoma, and Amblyopia Detection. Assists with the work involved in collecting data relating to eye health services and prevention of blindness by means of community surveys; participates in such surveys; reads, analyzes and interprets reports and studies received from other jurisdictions; assists in the preparation of statistical and other reports relating to eye health services and prevention of blindness and in the dissemination and interpretation of such materials. Composes articles, reports, pamphlets, and other material pertaining to eye health activities, programs, and available services. Makes follow up visits to all persons suspected of suffering from glaucoma whose illness has been detected at the time of the New Jersey Medical Society's annual statewide eye screening; cooperates with the State Medical Society in assisting persons with suspected glaucoma to complete eye examinations, registers glaucoma patients reported by 68 hospital eye clinics; makes follow up visits to glaucoma patients who are delinquent in reporting to eye clinics. Assists patients toward resumption of eye care. Makes visits to hospitals, clinics and patients' home to interpret hospital routines, medical and surgical procedures, and the importance of regular ophthalmological care; works with physicians, eye clinics, hospital social service departments and with other health, welfare and civic groups as may be required. Works closely with patients who are suffering from other eye disorders, including Amblyopia, cataract, detached retina, and strabismus and from loss of sight through diabetes. Guides and directs patients to prompt and appropriate eye care. Seeks sources of assistance or arranges direct eye care services. Maintains a Registry of Diabetics and a list of persons with actual or suspected eye health problems. Prepares extensive correspondence in the course of official duties. Maintains the essential records and files. Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate and informative statistical, financial and other related reports of general eye health matters and specific eye health service programs containing findings, conclusions and recommendations. May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations, responsibilities, standards, policies and program of the Department of Human Services and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired relating to eye health. Knowledge of the principles and techniques underlying the organization and functioning or community councils, committees, conferences and meetings. Knowledge of and familiarity with the physical, emotional, social and related problems of patients who are blind and suffering loss of sight. Knowledge of and familiarity with the organization, structure, objectives, programs, and limitations of voluntary and tax supported lay professional organizations directly or indirectly concerned with the development and/or improvement of local community eye health services. Knowledge of the eye health centers, hospitals, specialty clinics and other treatment facilities and services available at the local level, including their location, responsibilities and resources. Knowledge of the theory, procedures, literature, and methods of eye health and their application to a program of community eye health services. Knowledge of the effects of glaucoma, Amblyopia and other eye diseases and of the methods and means currently available for their treatment. Knowledge of and familiarity with current developments in the fields of education, welfare, mental health, and/or public administration. Ability to organize assigned field work, analyze eye health services problems, and develop appropriate work methods. Ability to comprehend the varied problems which are likely to arise in helping local communities to establish and carry on programs of eye health services. Ability to assist in planning and improving local eye health services of varied types and to provide appropriate assistance as may be required. Ability to assist in planning and improving local eye health services of varied types and to provide appropriate assistance as may be required. Ability to analyze basic law, regulations and procedures and apply them with reasonable consistency to individual cases. Ability to make field trips and home and hospital visits and to conduct needed surveys, studies and investigations and to prepare reports thereof. Ability to interpret medical and surgical terminology and procedures and hospital and clinical routines to patients and their families. Ability to organize and work cooperatively with leaders and representatives of professional and civic organizations and to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those concerned with the community eye health services of the department. Ability to help plan and participate in conferences, meetings, and study courses concerned with community eye health service activities. Ability to give talks before lay and professional, civic, and other groups community eye health education programs. Ability to select appropriate audio-visual and other materials for use in community eye health education programs. Ability to handle the statistical work involved in collecting, tabulating and analyzing factual data relating to eye screening and eye health service and to arrange such data in usable form relating to eye screening and eye health services. Ability to compose correspondence relating to Commission eye health services and programs. Ability to maintain Registries of patients suffering from glaucoma, diabetes, detached retina, strabismus, and cataracts. Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate and informative histories and reports of eye health matters containing findings, conclusions and recommendations. Ability to maintain essential records and files. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. CODE: P18- CAH 4/19/94
Note
Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Five (5) years of paid professional experience in work involving the prevention of blindness, Social Work, Public Health, or a Program for the Blind which shall have included interpretation of services and programs to agencies and the general public. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience. "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.