Social Determinants of Health Coordinator

Full Time
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Posted
Job description

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness boldly commits to supporting the well-being of our communities, ensuring equity in access and delivering exceptional care inspired by a culture of innovation. We are taking a responsible approach to creating environments that allow us to do what we do best—provide healthcare and wellness. As a part of our commitment to health and safety, COVID-19 vaccines are required for all employees, as well as all newly hired employees. We require documentation upon hire.


SUMMARY

The Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Coordinator will be responsible for developing measurable goals, educational material, staff workflows, and training to improve program effectiveness. This position requires someone who is an effective strategic planner, meeting facilitator, natural collaborator, and someone who is passionate about facilitating community solutions to health and economic inequities.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
include the following:

  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to address the social determinants of health for patients, participants, and the communities we serve.
  • Integrate social determinants of health strategies into workflows to advance effectiveness and reach using find help platform.
  • Identify community-based supports to meet member needs across the social determinants of health, including transportation, food insecurity, education, housing, and employment.
  • Stay apprised of current SDoH research and initiatives and serve as a key knowledge source.
  • Conduct in-depth research and provide comprehensive reporting. Collect data and information around tracking enabling services, social determinant tools and interventions, and approaches to measuring the impact of SDoH-focused efforts.
  • Schedule and facilitate team, community, and stakeholder meetings. Document all meetings with summaries or meeting minutes and recommended action items.
  • Support staff development through training on SDoH initiatives
  • Manage deadlines and support the leadership team in achieving key milestones and goals.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.


REQUIREMENTS

  • Interest in serving under-resourced populations of diverse backgrounds, ages, and abilities
  • Demonstrated deep knowledge of health equity and community health
  • Demonstrated experience successfully writing and/or administering grants and proposals related to community health and health equity
  • Excellent communication skills; comfortable communicating by video conference and phone
  • Strong computer skills; ability to learn and operate web-based systems effectively
  • Confidentiality when dealing with confidential matters or sensitive subjects


Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
.

  • Express self appropriately in writing and speech
  • Actively listens to supervisors, co-workers, and participants
  • Communicates effectively with supervisors, co-workers and participants


Demonstrate respect for professional demeanor, responsibilities, and healthy boundaries:

  • Conduct self in a professional, courteous, and ethical manner
  • Demonstrate personal accountability
  • Ensure confidentiality regarding proprietary information and while working with participants
  • Demonstrate the initiative to take action in completing tasks with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrate the ability to engage and develop rapport and effectively collaborate internally, and with others in the community
  • Exhibit tact, compassion, and sensitivity when working with others
  • Seek knowledge or exhibit an understanding of acceptance of differences in gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, and disability
  • Treat all individuals with respect and dignity
  • Use sound decision-making and judgement


QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills. Possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail skills, and the ability to manage multiple demands at one time. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health, or related field preferred or three years working in a related field


OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Must have High Speed internet at home office as specified by Aunt Martha's IT department

Current driver’s license

Current auto insurance

Reliable transportation

Ability to work some late evening hours and occasionally on weekends


Aunt Martha’s is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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