Community Outreach Specialist

Req Number 187684

Job Description FT 37.5 hrs 8am-4pm Including Nights and Weekends as Needed

Womens Health Partnership

Coordinates and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of diversity and health equity initiatives across the organization. Serves as a liaison to system wide departments requiring educational tools. Coordinates and participates in the performance improvement projects.

Job Responsibility

• Serves as a liaison to system wide departments requiring educational tools; collaborates with management to create a vision and plan for health literacy activities throughout the organization.

• Administers and analyzes readability pre and post tests and makes recommendations based on findings.

• Provides stake holders with all necessary documentation and information; explores additional programs and training.

• Monitors inventory of patient education materials.

• Provides periodic updates, reports, and makes recommendations to management regarding: Health Literacy services in meeting the needs of patients, health care providers, and the community.

• Provides resources and educates staff on health literacy in an effort to deliver services that align with the internal and government regulations.

• Conducts meetings disseminates information, collects data, writes reports, and seeks expansion of diversity and health equity initiatives across the organization.

• Coordinates and participates in the performance improvement projects, including writing grants, coordinating research projects and developing Center for Equity of Care documents.

• Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.

• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.

• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The salary range for this position is $66300.00-$75012.00/year

It is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.