Health Promotion Specialist (Senior Health Educator) (DOH/PHD #10113746)

New Mexico Department of Health; Gallup (NM); On-site; USD 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Department of Health in the Northwest Region is seeking a Health Promotion professional to support community health equity efforts, policy development, and grant management. The role involves direct client education, coalition building, and regional coordination to address health priorities.

You will work with local partners, provide training and data support, and help implement state initiatives across communities and clinics in the NW region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or Education and one (1) year of experience in a health-related field. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling five (5) years may substitute for the required education and experience.
• HIPAA trainings completed within 60 days; blood-borne pathogen training within 30 days; valid driver's license and defensive driving certification required.

Responsibilities

• Support the NW Region and its communities to address health inequities through policy development and project or grant implementation.
• Provide direct client health education, group education, community coalition building, and outreach activities.
• Coordinate local community health improvement activities with the Department of Health and partners; facilitate communication across local, regional and state entities.
• Assist in planning and implementation of regional and state initiatives; manage data, training, and technical assistance as needed.

Skills

Community assessment

Rural outreach

Training & education

Coalition building

Evidence-based prevention

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or Education

Job description

Posting Details

THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.

Salary

$24.88 - $37.32 Hourly

$51,755 - $77,633 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C6

Posting Details

This position is part of the Northwest Region Public Health Division within the NMDOH. The Health Promotion program works with DOH internal and external partners to support population health equity activities. These activities are intended to positively impact the health of communities within the NW Region. The Health Promotion program develops, implements, evaluates, and generally supports health-related activities to support local needs of groups of people - in terms of how they live, grow, and age.

Why does the job exist?

This position is responsible for supporting the NW Region and its communities to address health inequities such as development of health policies and implementation of special projects and/or grants that address health priorities within communities. This may involve direct client health education, group education, community coalition building, group facilitation, outreach, and grant management and/or generally supporting community health councils and public health offices.

How does it get done?

Health Promotion work is concentrated on population health, looking at changes impacting groups of people in communities where they live, work, play and age. Health Promotion strengthens collaborative efforts at the local level to provide health councils and community partners with data, technical assistance and other resources at the request of local communities and the State of New Mexico. This position is responsible to assure coordination of local community health improvement activities with Department of Health by assessing community readiness; raising awareness on identified health issues; including the provision of and interpretation of data; identifying appropriate local partners; including partners in planning and implementation of regional and state initiatives; and facilitating communication between local, region and state entities.

Who are the customers?

Key internal partners include other programs and bureaus within the Region and key external partners include tribal and county health councils, as well as not-for-profits,managed care organizations, schools and other community groups that support the work of councils and local communities.

Ideal Candidate

• Knowledge and experience with community assessment and planning.
• Experience working with rural and frontier communities.
• Experience with providing training and education to individuals and community groups.
• Experience with community coalition building and facilitation.
• Experience with using or teaching evidence-based prevention and interventions to address health issues or influence health-in-all policies in a community setting.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or Education and one (1) year of experience in a health-related field. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling five (5) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Employment Requirements

Bachelor¿s degree in public health or education and two (2) years of experience in a health-related field. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table.

Successful completion of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act) trainings are required within sixty (60) days of employment. Position will require Blood-borne pathogen training within thirty (30) days as condition of continued employment.

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certification from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment.

Working Conditions

Office setting, exposure to Visual/Video Display terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and telephone usage with extended periods of sitting. Must be able to lift 25 lbs). Some services are provide in a clinic with diverse racial and ethnic population, in auxiliary and community sites. Potential exposure to communicable diseases. Travel to provide outreach and coverage to include overnight travel to attend training sessions and meeting is required.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.