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General Summary of Position Job Summary: MedStar Health is looking for a Community Health Program Coordinator to join our team at MedStar Health Harbor Hospital! The ideal candidate will be a lay facilitator with teaching skills to promote healthy behavior change. This position is based out of the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore City. The Community Health Program Coordinator will coordinate community health programming and assist with the direction of community-based health resource centers supported by MedStar Health. Incumbent will work alongside regional Care Transformation team to coordinate operations related to center programming and health navigation including planning, communication, logistics, and documentation. Will work closely with partners across the organization, system, and community including government agencies, faith-based institutions, and non-profit organizations. Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move! Primary Duties: * Serves as a liaison between communities, individuals and coordinated health care organizations. Builds and maintains relationships with community partners. Maintains program equipment and wellness areas to provide a safe, clean, and secure environment for members. * Communicates to clients the purposes of the program and the impact it may have on their wellbeing. Helps clients identify socio-economic issues/SDOH that affect or contribute to their overall health and supports with connection to existing community resources to meet these needs as available. Assists clients with healthcare navigation, including locating primary care providers, finding specialists, and attending outpatient appointments. * Identifies and addresses issues that create barriers to care for specific individuals. Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health education. Collects, tracks and reports program data to community site Director and to MedStar Health. * Assists with the development of monthly programming schedules, volunteers' schedules, and room scheduling. Assists site director and MedStar Care Transformation team with designing, implementing, and evaluating health-related curricula appropriate to respective programs. * Coordinates and schedules meetings, conferences, classes, seminars, community activities and other related activities for the department. Ensure meeting readiness to include but limited to room availability, invitations, meeting requests and minutes, and communications. Assists in preparation to include agendas and minutes. Assists in the selection, training, orienting and assignment of volunteers in the health Center and its various programs. May assist with development of standards of operations and performance management planning. Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree. * 2 years related experience. * Must obtain lay facilitator certification within 6 months of hire. * Certification as lay facilitator in health, wellness, fitness preferred. * Participation with a community health organization, experience as a lay facilitator in health/wellness programs preferred.
Why MedStar Health?
At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:
- Strong emphasis on teamwork - our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.
- Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity - we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.
- Comprehensive total rewards package - including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
- More career opportunities closer to home - as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.
About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It's how we treat people.
MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.