Senior Community Population Health Coordinator

The Ohio State University

About The Position

The Senior Community Population Health Coordinator leads population-level initiatives to improve health outcomes for individuals and families served by the Healthy Community Center in Columbus, Ohio. The role oversees the development and execution of programming and services focused on chronic disease prevention and management and addressing social drivers of health. It works collaboratively with internal Ohio State teams, community partners, healthcare organizations, government, community-based organizations, industry partners, and leadership to implement data-driven strategies and develop programming that addresses population health needs and builds healthier communities. The position supports the Director of the OSU Healthy Community Center in establishing clinical-community linkages that connect community patients with preventive health services while creating experiential learning opportunities for OSU students. It develops structured pathways for patients to receive evidence-based lifestyle interventions and provides students with hands-on training in community health settings. The coordinator manages population health data collection and analysis, develops and maintains dashboards to track patient outcomes and program metrics, and conducts comprehensive program evaluations to assess effectiveness and inform continuous quality improvement. The role also supervises assigned staff and represents the Healthy Community Center on selected committees, coalitions, and community meetings related to population health and health equity. It contributes to long-term staff sustainability and provides leadership and supervisory experience to community health workers, a youth coordinator, and students.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Four years of relevant experience required.
Community Health Worker Certification required.
Experience in community health programming.
Experience developing healthcare partnerships.
Demonstrated data analysis and visualization skills.
Strong understanding of chronic disease prevention and management through lifestyle modification.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Advanced degree in a relevant field may be desirable.
Four to eight years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify community health needs and develop health and wellness programs focused on chronic disease prevention and management and social drivers of health.
Coordinate volunteers and collaborate with healthcare organizations, government, community-based organizations, industry partners, OSU teams, and community partners to improve health outcomes.
Develop and implement data-driven, population-level strategies and scalable programs across healthcare settings.
Establish clinical-community linkages and collaborate with clinical partners to streamline referral processes and connect patients with preventive health services and evidence-based lifestyle interventions.
Create experiential learning opportunities and hands-on community health training for OSU students.
Collect and analyze population health data; interpret reporting dashboards and develop and maintain dashboards tracking patient outcomes and program metrics.
Conduct program evaluations to assess effectiveness and inform continuous quality improvement.
Build cross-sector partnerships, ensure quality service delivery, and use data-driven insights to optimize programs and demonstrate impact.
Supervise assigned staff, including providing leadership to community health workers, a youth coordinator, and students.
Represent the Healthy Community Center on selected committees, coalitions, and community meetings related to population health and health equity.
Contribute to long-term staff sustainability.