Injury Prevention Coordinator

FDIHB•Fort Defiance, AZ

About The Position

The Injury Prevention Coordinator develops and supports a grant-funded injury prevention program focused on elder falls. The role establishes and facilitates an Injury Prevention Task Force, builds relationships with tribal and organizational leaders and community partners, and develops the task force’s purpose, goals, procedures, communications, and membership. The coordinator works with staff and partners to deliver evidence-based community classes, obtains a master certification in an evidence-based practice within one year of training, and travels as needed to facilitate classes and support injury prevention activities. The position also manages program evaluation and data collection, participant assessment reporting, program records, and a marketing campaign. It is responsible for preparing federal grant and continuation applications, submitting progress reports, participating in funder requirements, and overseeing grant expenditures and budget compliance. The coordinator supports financial audits and communicates programmatic changes to the supervisor and funder as necessary.

Requirements

Three years of work experience in healthcare and/or prevention.
Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
Current Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB), valid insurable driver’s license, high school diploma, and college degree or transcripts must be emailed as part of the application.

Responsibilities

Create, recruit, and assemble an Injury Prevention Task Force in collaboration with the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Coordinator, Public Health Nursing Director, and Director of Wellness and Fitness to address elder falls.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with tribal leadership, organizational leadership, FDIHB departments, community program partners, and task force members.
Define the task force’s purpose, goals, operational logistics, objectives, scope, benchmarks, protocols, policies, communication plan, and membership.
Facilitate task force meetings, monitor attendance and events, observe activities, and report results to the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Coordinator.
Develop a sustainability plan with the task force so the grant program can continue after the grant period.
Obtain a master certification in an evidence-based practice within one year of training and facilitate trainings for FDIHB staff and community partners to deliver to community members.
Coordinate with trained FDIHB facilitators and program partners to schedule evidence-based community classes.
Travel periodically to communities and other functions to facilitate classes, attend tribal injury prevention initiatives, and observe program activities as needed.
Maintain a folder on FDIHB’s shared drive for program information, evaluation data, and program results.
Work with the Wellness Department to collect, summarize, and report participant assessment data.
Develop a marketing campaign with the Marketing team to raise prevention awareness and recruit participants through print and social media.
Develop and maintain an evaluation plan covering data collection, baseline, timeline, outcomes, and periodic progress monitoring.
Create a program evaluation data collection plan and necessary tools, such as surveys.
Participate in required funder conference calls, in-person meetings, trainings, and site visits.
Prepare the TIPCAP federal grant application and continuation applications.
Submit required progress reports on time.
Comply with federal grant administrative, cost, and audit requirements and attend training to ensure ethical compliance in grant administration.
Monitor, approve, reconcile, and review grant expenditures and ensure costs comply with federal grant requirements.
Confirm with the FDIHB Finance team that grant budgets in the accounting system reflect the Notice of Award.
Assist the Finance team in preparing for internal and external audits.
Oversee programmatic changes and inform the supervisor and funder as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.