Community Health Coordinator

Role Overview

• Provide peer support (status checks, encouragement/motivation, virtual and in-person visits, outreach, and skill building activities) to current and recently discharged patients with a violent assault injury in the UAMS ED and Trauma Center
• Assist various elements of the community violence prevention research program, including recruitment, data collection, management, and analytics (particularly both quantitative and qualitative methods), research design, grant writing, and dissemination (manuscripts, community newsletters, presentations)
• Ensure brief bedside and peer support intervention components along with data tracking and other necessary research responsibilities
• Communicate effectively with research participants, research and clinical staff, community partners, and national network members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Education or related field or High school diploma/GED plus four (4) years of health education experience required
• Previous experience of being violently assaulted (i.e., gunshot, stabbing, etc.) and treated in a hospital for penetrating injury and recovery
• At least 3 years of experience working with health care systems, victims’ services, mental health or substance use treatment programs or community-based programs/organizations
• Experience with engagement/customer service, recruitment, facilitating collaborative partnerships, client assessment, treatment or action planning, conducting conversational interviews/check-ins, advising/counseling/mentoring/motivating clients, leading group discussions, and/or participating in health promotion and health education activities
• Intimate understanding of and experience working with the community served by the individuals impacted by community violence
• Ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with project staff and other organizations
• Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to program participants
• Ability to consistently uphold confidentiality and ethical practices when handling sensitive information
• Ability to perform essential computer tasks and apply a working knowledge of common software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), to support daily operations and documentation needs
• Ability to consistently report to work as scheduled and fulfill assigned hours with dependability and professionalism
• Ability to effectively receive and carry out instructions from supervisors
• Ability to embrace feedback and applies it to enhance work quality

Benefits

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy