Community Health Coordinator

Role Overview

• Provide peer support (status checks, encouragement/motivation, virtual and in-person visits, outreach, and skill building activities) to current (in-hospital) and recently discharged (post discharge) patients with violent assault injury.
• Conduct program eligibility screenings, informed consent, and completion of all required enrollment forms.
• Conduct brief bedside interventions that includes completing a needs assessment and reviewing a vetted resource guide.
• Track and review all participant encounters via data collection software such as RedCap, Excel, etc.
• Coordinate and execute all peer social skill building workshops for participants.
• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine, Trauma, and Psychiatry healthcare providers, hospital social workers, and community-based organizations to recruit participants in the study and plan skill-building workshops.

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.
• 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