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Purpose of Position/Summary:
This position will serve as the Program Coordinator for the statewide Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review (SOFR) Program within the division of Fatality Review and Prevention at the Indiana Department of Health. The SOFR Program Coordinator will assist with meeting SOFR Program objectives by providing hands-on support and information to local SOFR teams and supporting suicide and overdose intervention and prevention initiatives at the state level. The Program Coordinator will assist with preparing case abstractions, facilitating virtual and in-person local team review meetings, and entering case data. The Program Coordinator will assist the Program Manager with conducting suicide and overdose prevention activities. The Program Coordinator will assist in the practical applications of SOFR efforts to increase local and state understanding of overdose and suicide fatality trends and opportunities for intervention and prevention. The Program Coordinator will ensure the timely entry of high-quality data, will promote and follow SOFR best practices, and will collaborate with SOFR Program staff to meet the needs of local SOFR teams and share their successes.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
o Attend local review meetings
o Provide guidance on effective team development, including mandatory members
o Train local SOFR team coordinators in data collection and data entry into statewide data repository
o Ensure high level of confidentiality is maintained
o Anticipate and respond to SOFR team technical assistance needs
o Maintain and update all records collected for case review, as necessary
o Assist local SOFR teams in case ascertainment and initiation, as necessary
o Maintain database of completed cases
o Communicate daily with local SOFR to obtain case information, as necessary
o Contact proper departments to obtain supplemental reports
o Act as a liaison between local SOFR teams and resources aimed at lessening the burden of overdose and injury/death in their community
o Maintain knowledge of up-to-date recommendations, resources
o Aggregate recommendations from local OFR teams and share with stakeholders and Program Manager at the state level
Job Requirements:
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Incumbent exercises extensive judgment and creativity to adapt agency’s goals and procedures. Incumbent must develop programs and policies to handle new or unusual situations that impact upon the program area and ultimately the entire agency.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Incumbent does not have any supervisory responsibilities or direct reports.
Difficulty of Work:
This position requires significant attention to detail and the ability to work with internal and external partners. The incumbent must also be able to resolve problems, logically develop ideas, interpret policy, and have superb oral and written skills.
Responsibility:
Incumbent has high level responsibility for ensuring agency compliance with Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review Program requirements. Reports to the Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review Program Manager.
Personal Work Relationships:
Incumbent works with department staff, legal counsel and public, state and federal representatives, and other stakeholders in the private sector for the purpose of developing and monitoring effective development of SOFR program and subsequent case review.
Physical Effort:
Position is primarily a desk job; however, statewide travel is required. Requires extensive computer use. The incumbent must be able to lift and transport boxes and case materials.
Working Conditions:
Incumbent works in a hybrid-format. Extensive in-state travel is required with some overnight travel possible.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $28.00 per hour
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in Indianapolis, IN 46204
Full Time | Contractor
01/15/2024
05/16/2024