Program Coordinator

University Health; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

University Health is seeking a program assistant to support the Connecting Kids to Coverage grant-funded initiative. The role involves helping with implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the program, with emphasis on health education and culturally sensitive practices.

You will collaborate with school districts and community partners to promote Medicaid/CHIP enrollment and coordinate activities among outreach staff, vendors, clinical services, and data analytics to achieve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health services, or related field is required.
• Master’s degree in public health is preferred.
• Experience in community health promotion, volunteer activity coordination, or health education in a community setting is preferred.
• English/Spanish fluency is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist Department Director with implementation, management and oversight of the grant-funded Connecting Kids to Coverage program.
• Assist with management of all aspects including operations, reporting, process measures, outcome measures, data analysis and program evaluation.
• Collaborate with local school districts and community partners to design and implement activities to enroll in Medicaid and CHIP while using culturally appropriate health education methods.
• Coordinate program activities among community outreach specialists, external vendors, UH clinical services, and data analyst.

Skills

Public health

Public speaking

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health/health services

Master's degree in public health (preferred)

Job description

Assists Department Director in the implementation, management and oversight of the grant-funded program Connecting Kids to Coverage. Assists with the management of all aspects of this program including program operations, reporting, program process measures, outcome measures, data analysis and program evaluation. Collaborates with local school districts and community partners to design and implement activities to assist community members to enroll in Medicaid and CHIP while ensuring initiatives employ health education methods and techniques that are developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive in order to achieve program objectives. Additional responsibilities include coordinating program activities between the community outreach specialists, external vendors, UH clinical services, and data analyst.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelors’ degree in public health, health services, or related field is required. Experience in community health promotion, volunteer activity coordination, or health education in a community setting is preferred. May substitute related experience through graduate education. Master’s degree in public health is preferred. Experience in public speaking and educational presentations demonstrating effective communication skills is required. English/Spanish fluency is strongly desired.