Tobacco Cessation Program Lead

1029 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono; East Stroudsburg (Monroe County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network in the Pocono area seeks a Tobacco Treatment Program Coordinator to lead individual and group cessation efforts within the outpatient setting. You will collaborate with physicians, practices and other health professionals to refer patients and coordinate services in the tobacco treatment program.

The role emphasizes patient assessment, documentation, data collection and outreach to build patient referrals and partnerships with in-network and external providers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• 5 years managing large projects and budgets and 5 years experience public relations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel.
• Experience managing grants.
• Public speaking experience.
• DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania.
• Upon Hire and CTTS - Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment and facilitates group and individual cessation counseling for outpatient tobacco treatment services.
• Documents all patient encounters.
• Maintains individualized treatment programs and follow-up care.
• Performs follow-up contact (telephone or direct mail) for inpatient tobacco cessation consults.
• Conducts outreach to establish cessation partnerships.
• Provides pharmacology recommendations for patients and coordinates results with primary care provider.
• Carries out necessary tasks for triage and data collection.
• Ensures assessment and treatment are appropriate to the age, education, and culture of the patient and families.

Skills

Public speaking

Project management

Budget management

Public relations

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network in the Pocono area seeks a Tobacco Treatment Program Coordinator to lead individual and group cessation efforts within the outpatient setting. You will collaborate with physicians, practices and other health professionals to refer patients and coordinate services in the tobacco treatment program.

The role emphasizes patient assessment, documentation, data collection and outreach to build patient referrals and partnerships with in-network and external providers.