Health Education Program Coordinator - Emily Couric Cancer Center
About The Position
At UVA Health, the Emily Couric Cancer Center is seeking a passionate, creative, and collaborative Health Education Program Coordinator to shape how cancer patients and their families access, understand, and engage with critical support resources throughout their care journey. This role involves building, enhancing, and innovating patient education and engagement strategies for a nationally recognized cancer program, connecting patients and families with resources from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The Health Education Program Coordinator serves as a vital link between clinical services and cancer patients and families, leading efforts to increase awareness and utilization of support services through strategic communication, education programming, digital engagement, and patient-centered resource development. The coordinator will help patients navigate available resources while partnering with clinicians and operational leaders to ensure support services are effectively communicated and accessible throughout the cancer care continuum.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate specialty is required.
- 2+ years of relevant professional experience required.
Nice To Haves
- Five to seven years of proven success in building programs via an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Experience in oncology, healthcare, or public health.
- Experience developing educational or communication programs.
- Experience working within a complex or highly matrixed organization.
- Strong digital communication and content development skills.
- Social media engagement experience.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Passionate about improving the patient and family experience.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
- Skilled at building relationships and influencing without direct authority.
- Creative, innovative, and solutions-oriented.
- Able to balance strategy with hands-on execution.
- Motivated by meaningful work that directly impacts patients facing cancer.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement patient education and awareness initiatives.
- Create brochures, flyers, digital content, and other educational materials.
- Support social media and digital engagement efforts.
- Promote available oncology support services to patients and families.
- Collaborate across clinical and operational teams to improve patient communication strategies.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and enhanced patient engagement.
- Help design innovative approaches to patient navigation and survivorship education.
- Evaluate and improve how patients learn about and access available resources.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and Education Support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
