Community Health Specialist, Violence Prevention

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 36,010 - 50,406; Full time

Job summary

A leading health system in Baltimore is seeking a Community Health Specialist to plan and implement community health programs. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and experience in health education or related fields. Responsibilities include working with internal and external partners to develop health initiatives. This position offers a pay range of $26.14–$36.59 per hour, reflecting the system's commitment to compassionate healthcare and innovation.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a health-related field preferred.
• 2-5 years of related or internship experience preferred.
• Current CPR experience and/or Emergency First Aid training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans and monitors ongoing community health programs.
• Provides assistance with community health initiatives.
• Represents UMMS at local health coalitions.
• Develops projects with internal and external partners.
• Implements community health programs for targeted populations.

Skills

Health education

Nutrition

Exercise science

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Community Health Specialist, Violence Prevention

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties.

Job Description

• Plans, implements and monitors ongoing community health programs in support of the mission, values, goals and objectives of the system and local site as directed by manager or director.
• Provides assistance with writing and/or purchasing collateral material to support community health initiatives.
• Represents local site and/or UMMS at a variety of local health coalitions or with external community partners.
• Works on planning and development of projects with a variety of internal and external partners.
• Assists in the development and implementation of community health programs for targeted community population.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or at least 1‑2 years experience and training in a health related field – i.e. health education, nutrition, exercise science.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related or internship experience preferred.
• Current CPR experience and/or Emergency First Aid training preferred.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

Pay Range: $26.14–$36.59
Other Compensation (if applicable): shift differentials

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