AmeriCorps Member – Precision Medicine Peer Educator

Moses/Weitzman Health System•Meriden, CT

72d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Healthy Communities program is CHC’s AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, and linkage to care and support. This program also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community-based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services. This is an AmeriCorps Member role – Precision Medicine Peer Educator – that supports the All of Us Research Program (AoURP) throughout all CHC sites for the East and West regions, but primarily serving at the Meriden site. The All of Us Research Program (AoURP) is an NIH funded national initiative that seeks to enroll one million people living in the United States in a 10-year longitudinal study and takes into account an individual’s variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. The goal of the program is to help researchers learn more about what affects people’s health. The program will give new information and tools to researchers. Their discoveries may lead to more personalized care and treatments. The Community Health Center, Inc. was awarded a grant to be part of the Health Provider Organizations that enroll patients into the program.

Requirements

High school or equivalent required
Proficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applications
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Excellent oral and written skills
Demonstrated ability to problem solve and remain calm during a crisis
Successful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)
Able to travel between CHC sites and in state
Ability to serve in the evenings or weekends, occasionally, due to community events and educational sessions

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in public health, social work related field
Experience in health care

Responsibilities

Conduct monthly patient health education workshops
Monitor the completion of pre-post surveys by workshop participants
Complete data entry for workshops and surveys
Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in patient’s electronic health record
Develop new curriculum for a health literacy program for kids at the Hartford Public Library
Coordinate and facilitate the health literacy program at 3 Hartford Public Library branches and 1 possible community based organization (1-2 per week)
Evaluate activities and make adjustments as needed
Develop social activities for adult and kid participants such as arts and crafts projects surrounding precision medicine and the All of Us research program
Research and create content for patient education sessions and social activities
Create promotional content for precision medicine as well as patient education materials/pamphlets (digital and print)
Coordinate, conduct, and participate in community outreach and tabling events
Develop community partners (i.e. Boys and Girls Club, YMCAs, etc) to educate local communities on precision medicine and the All of Us Research Program and collaborate with them on events to host
Participate in bi-weekly All of Us team meetings to provide updates on engagement strategies and success of events, activities and workshops