Population Health Specialist

Care-For-the-Homeless-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Care-For-the-Homeless- is seeking a Health Educator to join the Population Health Management team in New York. You will develop and evaluate interventions to improve health outcomes and access to care, while coordinating educational events and community outreach to address population needs.

The role emphasizes developing programs, collaborating with CQI teams, and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and providers. Bilingual English/Spanish is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Education and Health Promotion, Community Health, or Public Health required or strongly preferred.
• CHES certification preferred.
• Prior experience as Health Educator in a health centre setting.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating health education programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate targeted interventions to improve health outcomes and patient access to care, based on population data.
• Host targeted educational health events and conduct outreach.
• Create and implement health education activities and workshops for population needs.
• Use program planning and performance improvement models for development and evaluation.
• Participate in population health assessments and CQI activities.
• Increase awareness of health topics and available programs and services.
• Collaborate with community partners to implement programming.
• Coordinate community outreach to form partnerships and raise awareness.
• Engage in targeted outreach to close gaps in care using internal and managed care data.

Skills

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Program planning

Problem solving

Communication

Team work

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education and Health Promotion, Community Health, or Public Health

CHES certification

Job description

Job Summary: The Population Health Management Department develops, implements, and evaluates targeted health interventions based on population needs, consistent with quality and performance data. The team hosts events, creates educational programs, and works with external partners to increase access to services and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Additionally, the department conducts targeted outreach to patients to improve access to care and close gaps in care. This employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, implement, and evaluate targeted interventions to improve health outcomes and patient access to care, based on population specific performance data.
• Host targeted educational health events, based on performance data, to target population needs, and conduct outreach for events.
• Create and implement health education activities and workshops, geared towards population specific needs.
• Utilize program planning and performance improvement models for development and evaluation of interventions.
• Work with CQI team to identify population needs and understand the impact of programming and participate in ongoing population needs assessment by conducting assessments related to population health topics.
• Increase organizational and client awareness surrounding specific health topics and available programs and services.
• Collaborate with community partners to implement programming and identify community programs to support population needs.
• Coordinate community outreach to form partnerships with local organizations, and to ensure our community is aware of services offered by CFH.
• Participate in targeted outreach to close gaps in care, based on both internal and managed care data.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Educational Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s Degree required in Health Education and Health Promotion, Community Health, or Public Health
  • CHES certification preferred
• Experience:
  • Prior experience working as a Health Educator in a health centre setting preferred.
  • Prior experience or training in health education or Public Health
  • Prior experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.
• Skill Sets:
  • Strong organizational skills; able to manage diverse responsibilities and provide services at various sites.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and contracted providers of health care services.
  • Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate programs which include conducting needs assessments; creating action plans; and performing professional development activities.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to address issues professionally and effectively.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills needed to provide counseling to clients, document casework and provide training.
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Languages:
  • Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred

Pay Range: $55,000 - $57,000