Adolescent Health Specialist

State of Oklahoma • Tahlequah, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position functions under the direct supervision of the District Nurse Manager/ Nurse Manager with additional oversight from the CAH Healthy Youth Consultant. Duties include providing age-appropriate, evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention curriculum in school settings, facilitating Public Health Youth Councils (PHYCs), and serving as an expert and resource for local communities on adolescent health issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, health education, community health or public health with one year experience in health education and/or working with adolescents.
• Knowledge of public health problems, specifically related to adolescent health issues, public health principles and practices, community health organization, and the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework.
• Public speaking skills.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of youth and adults in school and community settings.
• Ability to deliver evidence-based curriculum with fidelity.
• Ability to organize communities and direct groups on adolescent health issues.
• Ability to prepare a variety of educational materials such as brochures, oral presentations, articles for publications, newsletters, and social media posts.
• Ability to use applicable software and/or tools for data collection and entry.
• Ability to coordinate and carry out adolescent health activities.
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement an effective nursing care program.
• Ability to provide education and training.

Responsibilities

• Implement, with fidelity, evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) curricula in rural counties with teen birth rates higher than the national average.
• Develop and provide presentations on additional adolescent health topics such as HIV/STI prevention, healthy relationships (including LGBTQ+ relationships), consent, suicide prevention, distracted driving, internet safety, and others.
• Work closely with communities, families, tribes, schools, and other youth-serving organizations (YSOs) to ensure education and outreach activities are provided to/about adolescents.
• Establish and facilitate PHYCs in the region.
• Assist in program development and participate in technical assistance site visits.
• Collaborate with Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to review project activities, assess project needs, and plan future activities, as well as to complete project reports and evaluation activities.
• Being present in the office is an essential function of this job
• Other duties as assigned
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.

Benefits

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• A wide choice of insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses and/or dependent care.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year for full time employees.
• 11 paid holidays a year.
• Student Loan repayment options & tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts with a variety of companies and venders.
• Longevity Bonus for years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level