Health Education & Outreach Specialist

Health Services of North Texas Inc•Denton, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Health Services of North Texas (HSNT) is seeking an energetic, mission-minded Health Education and Community Outreach Specialist. This role serves as a representative of HSNT in the community and within the HSNT Marketing and Communication department, working from HSNT’s health centers. The specialist will be responsible for developing relationships with key community stakeholders, participating in outreach events like health fairs and festivals, and distributing HSNT collateral. Additionally, they will act as a liaison between the Marketing and Communications team and clinical teams, maintaining a regular presence in HSNT’s health centers. The position requires regular in-person attendance and the ability to work efficiently under stressful conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in health education, communication, or a related field.
Minimum of 3-5-years of community outreach, marketing, or communication experience.
Proficiency with software applications including MS Office, and Canva.
Strong social and presentation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Highly skilled in writing clear and concise communications for various communication tools, including print and online.
Knowledge of marketing and communication principles, guidelines, and best practices.
Must have proven skills in working independently, self-motivated, goal oriented, strong initiative, and be a self-starter.
Ability to organize and prioritize, easily adapt and multi-task in changing environments.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, and work under pressure.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to relate to individuals from a variety of racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural/socioeconomic backgrounds, including various sexual orientations.
Candidates must be able to operate and drive a vehicle safely during work hours.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) a plus.

Responsibilities

Create an outreach strategy and plan that includes regular communication with community stakeholders such as school nurses, social workers, community organizations, local universities, healthcare professionals and work the plan.
Partnering with HSNT’s Marketing & Communication Specialist, create Patient communication including, but not limited to, targeted outreach to established patients to improve quality measures, health education, health center signage, information about HSNT’s service lines, and general patient communication needs.
Support key service initiatives such as Ending the HIV Epidemic, Patient Centered Medical Home Diabetic Cohort, Midwives at HSNT and Pediatric Expansion through outreach, education, and content creation.
Strategically identify and support outreach activities such as health fairs and community events that connect patients to care and keep HSNT top of mind in the communities we serve.
Participate in the planning and execution of Stakeholder events.
Regularly engage HSNT employees, identifying stories to share with all stakeholder groups, strengthening relationship between MarCom and HSNT Team.
Grow HSNT’s Stakeholder Audience through collection of meaningful content.
Participate in achieving and the reporting out of MarCom KPI’s.
Have a growth mindset, identifying training opportunities that strengthen skills needed for the role.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Marketing and Communication.