Hybrid Health Hub Program Coordinator

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Iowa seeks a Community Coordinator to provide program coordination, operational support, partner engagement, and technical assistance for the Healthy Hometowns Health Hub TA program. You will work with the Program Manager to plan, track milestones, and support grant deliverables.

The role involves engaging communities and rural partners, coordinating training and stakeholder meetings, and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements, with a hybrid work arrangement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, social work, or related field.
• 1 year of experience supporting programs, projects or grants.
• Excellent written, verbal interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Willingness to travel statewide.
• Valid driver’s license plus the ability to meet the University Fleet Safety program driving standards.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer day-to-day operational activities for the Health Hub TA Program, ensuring alignment with program goals, timelines, grant requirements, and deliverables.
• Assist the Program Manager with program planning, scheduling, work plan development, and tracking of milestones, deadlines, risks, outcomes, and implementation progress.
• Track project activities and deliverables to support compliance with contract requirements and University, state, and federal guidelines.
• Analyze program data and prepare progress reports, summaries, and documentation for program leadership, Iowa HHS, and required grant and state reporting.
• Support fiscal oversight by monitoring program accounts, expenditures, and resource allocation; reconciling statements; identifying potential budget variances; and supporting compliance with applicable requirements.
• Advise program leadership on resource needs, budget considerations, operational priorities, risks, and opportunities to improve program efficiency.
• Coordinate program resources and logistics for technical assistance sessions, webinars, meetings, trainings, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support effective day-to-day communication and coordination with Iowa HHS, Health Hubs, partner organizations, and other program stakeholders.
• Maintain project trackers, calendars, dashboards, work plans, and documentation across program workstreams.
• Document and track action items, decisions, risks, issues, and implementation activities, ensuring appropriate follow-up and communication.
• Support implementation of clinical and community initiatives, including Hub-and-Spoke models, telehealth, care coordination, and related program activities.
• Coordinate procurement, contract routing, vendor activities, invoice tracking, and other operational needs supporting program implementation.
• Monitor program activities for compliance with grant and contract terms and applicable University, state, and federal requirements.
• Collect, organize, and maintain program, financial, engagement, and implementation data for reporting, evaluation, reimbursement, and compliance purposes.
• Support preparation of grant reports, financial summaries, deliverable documentation, and required submissions.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready records of deliverables, approvals, expenditures, partner interactions, technical assistance activities, and regulatory documentation.
• Conduct readiness assessments to evaluate Health Hub capacity, infrastructure, partnerships, and implementation needs.
• Guide Health Hubs through planning and implementation activities, including governance development, partnership strategies, baseline data collection, workflow design, telehealth readiness, and care coordination.
• Coordinate and provide technical assistance to support Hub-and-Spoke model development, evidence-based practices, implementation expectations, and problem-solving.
• Organize learning collaboratives, trainings, technical assistance sessions, and other activities designed to strengthen Health Hub capacity and long-term sustainability.
• Provide support between UI Health Care, participating Health Hubs, rural partners, and community stakeholders throughout planning and implementation.
• Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with healthcare organizations, public health agencies, behavioral health providers, EMS, schools, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, kickoff meetings, and ongoing partner communications, including preparation and distribution of agendas, materials, resources, and follow-up information.
• Develop and coordinate consistent communication regarding program expectations, timelines, requirements, technical assistance, and implementation activities.
• Maintain stakeholder directories, communication records, and engagement documentation.
• Represent UI Health Care in external meetings, training, and collaborative activities and support program visibility and engagement across rural communities.
• Monitor Health Hub progress, partner engagement, program outcomes, and technical assistance effectiveness using program data and established measures.
• Analyze outcomes and engagement data to identify barriers, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate communication, engagement, and technical assistance approaches and recommend adjustments to improve effectiveness and partner outcomes.
• Support continuous quality improvement activities across participating Health Hubs.
• Provide functional coordination across program activities to promote consistency and alignment in technical assistance and program implementation.
• Identify barriers, emerging risks, resource needs, and partner concerns and communicate recommendations to program leadership.
• Provide field-based insights, program data, and partner feedback to inform statewide planning, outreach strategies, and long-term program sustainability.
• Support onboarding, coordination, and guidance of staff involved in program and technical assistance activities, as assigned.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal Interc'

Strong organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Willingness to travel statewide

Microsoft Office / Microsoft Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, social work, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University of Iowa seeks a Community Coordinator to provide program coordination, operational support, partner engagement, and technical assistance for the Healthy Hometowns Health Hub TA program. You will work with the Program Manager to plan, track milestones, and support grant deliverables.

The role involves engaging communities and rural partners, coordinating training and stakeholder meetings, and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements, with a hybrid work arrangement in