What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Community Engagement and Service Learning – Instructor Admin position at Albany Medical Center?
Department/Unit:
Community Outreach And Medical Education
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$0.00 - $0.00
The Director of Community Engagement and Service Learning is an integral member of the Division of Community Outreach and Medical Education at Albany Medical College. Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Community Outreach and Medical education, the Director is responsible for the coordination of the community-based internship program, supervision of Health equity coordinator and public health student interns, scheduling of trainings and educational opportunities, approval of medical student service learning and organization of students as community educators.
The Director will provide a strong and formal linkage between the community partners and clinical programs and Albany Medical College through community and client support and student education. The Director will also provide formal education to medical students, faculty and residents on structural and social determinants of health.
Minimum qualifications include Master’s Degree in Health Education, Public Health or Social Services, familiarity with Capital District community and its resources, coordination/Project management experience and Microsoft Office Skills including Excel.
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Community Outreach And Medical Education
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$0.00 - $0.00
The Director of Community Engagement and Service Learning is an integral member of the Division of Community Outreach and Medical Education at Albany Medical College. Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Community Outreach and Medical education, the Director is responsible for the coordination of the community-based internship program, supervision of Health equity coordinator and public health student interns, scheduling of trainings and educational opportunities, approval of medical student service learning and organization of students as community educators.
The Director will provide a strong and formal linkage between the community partners and clinical programs and Albany Medical College through community and client support and student education. The Director will also provide formal education to medical students, faculty and residents on structural and social determinants of health.
Minimum qualifications include Master’s Degree in Health Education, Public Health or Social Services, familiarity with Capital District community and its resources, coordination/Project management experience and Microsoft Office Skills including Excel.
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00
- Oversee the Health Equity Project, a program that works in clinical and community-based settings to connect individuals with resources related to healthcare access and addressing the social determinants of health. This includes supervising staff, meeting directly with community members, and overall program management.
- Serve as the primary DivCOME contact for 5-8 individual service learning programs. This includes ensuring that program requirements are met, mentoring students, and verifying student participation hours through an online tracking system.
- Track student progress towards meeting the 40-hour service learning requirement by running regular reports, communicating with students regarding their status, and working with individual students to ensure they meet the requirement.
- Assist with evaluation and reporting related to DivCOME activities.
- Mentor medical students in community-based scholarly activity.
- Stay up to date on community resources, public health issues, and events in the Capital District and serve as a resource to students seeking this information.
- Act as a community liaison of Albany Medical College DivCOME, including attending relevant meetings and cultivating new partnerships.
- Assist in integrating the social determinants of health into the College’s curriculum.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000