Equal Hope Program Coordinator

Job Description

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Breast Cancer Taskforce

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $27.47 - $43.27 per hour

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Summary:

Equal Hope is a non-profit sitting on the Rush University Medical Center Campus (Sankofa Wellness Village) dedicated to eliminating health inequities, particularly in cancer care. The organization focuses on providing free breast and cervical cancer services to uninsured and underinsured individuals. Through research, advocacy, education, and patient navigation, Equal Hope strives to create sustainable health outcomes and true health equity. Equal Care is a project of Equal Hope. Equal Care believes that inadequate access to quality health care drives many healthcare disparities. To Equal Hope, equal care means providing solutions and improvements that make care accessible to all.

Other information:

• 5+ experience in community health, public health, health education, health promotion, public outreach, and community engaged research

• Bachelors degree or higher in Public Health, Community Health, or a related field

• Ability to understand data, design, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs that address community needs

• Experience in the field of breast or gynecological cancer would be useful though not necessary

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Masters of Public Health

• Experience working in or with hospital systems, academic medical centers, community health centers, or health-focused coalitions.

Physical Demands:

N/A

Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent health promotion, public outreach, and community partnership building skills.

Knowledge and Expertise:

• Demonstrates contemporary academic, technical, professional knowledge and ability necessary to meet job responsibilities. This can include knowledge of program operation, monitoring, and evaluation. Stays current in the field and is knowledgeable concerning new developments. Invests in efforts to maintain and enhance professional competence and applies knowledge obtained in development of policies/procedures.

• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint necessary.

• Experience working with Canva, Kahoot, Slido.

Teamwork:

• Demonstrates a willingness to work as part of a team and establish effective working relationships with others throughout the organization and with key external collaborators. Participates in a collaborative/cooperative manner to achieve organizational goals. Seeks opportunities to share information, knowledge and expertise to enhance organizational effectiveness. Willing to travel as needed.

• As a small organization, Equal Hope requires all staff to be willing to collaborate on its large events and to work occasionally at evening or weekend events as part of their employment.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Responsibilities:

PROJECT COORDINATION

• In collaboration with the Epidemiologist or Director of Health Research, establishes program(s) to support the mission of Equal Hope. Programs may include but are not limited to: Health Ambassadors, Research Roots, Reproductive Roadmap, and other health promotion programs.

• Leads health promotion activities through curriculum development, participant recruitment, education delivery, and program evaluation.

• Keep detailed records of program participants and coordinate schedules of guest speakers or volunteers

• Collect, interpret, and apply quantitative and qualitative data to track program outcomes.

• Responsible for writing up evaluation for Equal Hope projects and has proven success in abstract and manuscript preparation.

• Assists with leading initiatives that support the three pillars of Equal Hope: Equal Access, Equal Care, and Equal Voice.

• Ability to work outside of normal working hours (evenings or weekends)

CARE COORDINATION

• Conduct outreach for potential clients who are interested in receiving services from Equal Hope (primary care, mammograms, cervical screening, diagnostic exams, treatment)

• Coordinate with Equal Hope Patient Navigators for smooth client hand-offs and continuity of care

• Document all efforts in Equal Hope database, REDCap, or Qualtrics

RESEARCH

• Coordinates, participates, and assists in a variety of activities involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of data related to cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.

• Assist with external research partners through survey collection, project coordination, evaluation of research results

• Uses data to identify key learning and health promotion focus areas, assists with the development of health promotion programing that is grounded in science, evidence-based, and relatable to diverse audiences.

• Supports identifying new funding opportunities and publication writing as necessary.

• Interpret scientific papers and translate research findings into social media content for diverse audiences; use social media to highlight key focus areas of Equal Hope's projects and support campaign development.

• Prepares abstracts and posters for scientific presentation.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Position Equal Hope Program Coordinator

Location US:IL:Chicago

Req ID 30294