Population Health Specialist

Care For the Homeless • New York, NY

4d • $55,000 - $57,000

About The Position

The Population Health Specialist works as part of the PCMH team in the Population Health Management Department. The department develops, implements, and evaluates targeted health interventions based on population needs and quality and performance data. It hosts events, creates educational programs, collaborates with external partners to increase access to services and improve patient outcomes, and conducts targeted patient outreach to improve access to care and close gaps in care. The position creates and delivers health education activities and events, evaluates interventions, assesses population needs, raises awareness of health topics and available services, and coordinates community partnerships and outreach. The role requires flexibility to travel daily between CFH sites as assigned, with one tentative remote workday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Prior experience or training in Health Education or Public Health.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage diverse responsibilities and provide services at various sites.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and contracted health care providers.
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate programs, including conducting needs assessments, creating action plans, and performing professional development activities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to address issues professionally and effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for client counseling, casework documentation, and training.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Flexibility to travel between different CFH sites daily as assigned.

Nice To Haves

• Concentration in Health Education and Health Promotion, Community Health, or Public Health.
• CHES certification.
• Experience working as a Health Educator in a health center setting.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement health education activities and workshops tailored to population-specific needs.
• Host targeted educational health events based on performance data and conduct outreach events.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate targeted interventions to improve health outcomes and patient access to care using population-specific performance data.
• Work with the CQI team to identify population needs, understand programming impact, and participate in ongoing population needs assessments related to population health topics.
• Increase organizational and client awareness of specific health topics and available programs and services.
• Collaborate with community partners to implement programming and identify community programs that support population needs.
• Coordinate community outreach to build partnerships with local organizations and increase community awareness of CFH services.
• Participate in targeted outreach to close gaps in care using internal and managed care data.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time