What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Health Improvement Specialist position at ECU Health?
Position Summary
The Community Health Improvement Coordinator plans, facilitates, organizes, directs, and evaluates community health activities for the service area of Access East and ECU Health. Community health activities are directly related to the organization's and hospital's community health implementation plan, which addresses priority health needs identified in area service and resource reviews, including but not limited to the community health needs assessment. The coordinator works with the hospitals, healthcare providers, health department, schools, churches, businesses, civic organizations, and other community-based organizations to engage in planning and activities designed to encourage service and social support designs that improve the healthcare safetynet, healthy lifestyle and improved health in the community. Activities include but are not limited to facilitation of service design/redesign planning, development and implementation, free screenings, education sessions, and health fairs. Healthy Opportunities is a purchase of service contract and NC Rural Health Transformation program is a grant through NC DHHS; thus, this position will cease when funding ends.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree in allied health, health education, public health, health promotion or related field- or higher. Master's preferred.
Associates degree in appropriate field, plus two additional years of related experience beyond the minimum requirement may substitute for the education requirement.
Experience: 1- 3 years of experience in a related field and a record of strong result oriented group/program facilitation, community relations and outreach skills.
Special qualifications: The person serving in this position should possess an outgoing personality, enjoy interacting with people, project a professional demeanor and have good organizational and writing skills.
Pay Range
$24.69 - $35.99
ECU Health
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.
The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.
General Statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.
The Community Health Improvement Coordinator plans, facilitates, organizes, directs, and evaluates community health activities for the service area of Access East and ECU Health. Community health activities are directly related to the organization's and hospital's community health implementation plan, which addresses priority health needs identified in area service and resource reviews, including but not limited to the community health needs assessment. The coordinator works with the hospitals, healthcare providers, health department, schools, churches, businesses, civic organizations, and other community-based organizations to engage in planning and activities designed to encourage service and social support designs that improve the healthcare safetynet, healthy lifestyle and improved health in the community. Activities include but are not limited to facilitation of service design/redesign planning, development and implementation, free screenings, education sessions, and health fairs. Healthy Opportunities is a purchase of service contract and NC Rural Health Transformation program is a grant through NC DHHS; thus, this position will cease when funding ends.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree in allied health, health education, public health, health promotion or related field- or higher. Master's preferred.
Associates degree in appropriate field, plus two additional years of related experience beyond the minimum requirement may substitute for the education requirement.
Experience: 1- 3 years of experience in a related field and a record of strong result oriented group/program facilitation, community relations and outreach skills.
Special qualifications: The person serving in this position should possess an outgoing personality, enjoy interacting with people, project a professional demeanor and have good organizational and writing skills.
Pay Range
$24.69 - $35.99
ECU Health
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.
The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.
General Statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.
Salary : $25 - $36