We have an excellent opportunity for a Community Impact Director based across the Rio Grande Valley area . This is a part-time position working approximately 20 hours a week.
Areas of Responsibility:
The Director will drive the execution of health impact goals within the Rio Grande Valley area by focusing in the areas of hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity. The market with have a focus on diverse and underserved communities.
- Drive market health assessments, actively contribute and meaningfully engage around community collaborations
- Build and implement plans for policy, system or environment change driving toward opportunities for health impact.
- Collaborate with development staff partners and volunteers to identify, cultivate and secure program funding, including sponsorship (cash and in-kind) for relevant programs, campaigns, and population health impact opportunities.
- Recruit, train and manage volunteers and strategic community alliances to achieve priority community and collective impact goals.
- Work with healthcare providers to ensure best practices for treatment of patients through initiatives and programs including but not limited to: Target: BP™, Target: Type 2 Diabetes and Check. Change. Control. CHOLESTEROL™. Build and implement a cross-functional hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol control strategy with measurable outcomes in the market.
- Consult with clinical staff for data entry, data reporting, compliance issues, and strategies for improved patient outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
Skills/Experience:
- 2+ years’ experience working with community/public health issues and/or managing community/public health promotion or related educational programs in the Rio Grande Valley. Experience in population health a plus.
- Knowledge of the social determinants of health as it relates to behavior modification through self-care activities and policy/system-wide changes.
- Experience working with multicultural and underserved communities preferred. Experience in community-led programs, projects, or events.
- Understanding of the benefits associated with use of treatment algorithms and their impact on clinical inertia.
- Understanding of continuous quality improvement methodology. Experience leading a QI initiative in a clinical setting a plus.
- Proven ability to recruit, mobilize and manage volunteers, including C-suite level executives.
- Ability and willingness to occasionally travel outside the market and to work evenings and weekends as needed.
- Ability to travel within the Rio Grande Valley area and transport items to and from meetings and events.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 4 2019
Active Until:
Dec 4 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit