Public Health Representative

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications/Experience

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a
bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, social work, or other comparable discipline and
experience equivalent to two years of full-time increasingly responsible professional public
health, nursing, social work or another related field. OR licensed practical nurses with five
years or more work experience working in a healthcare, home health, or community health
setting.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public
health, community organizing, social work, nursing, or other related fields may be
substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for year basis.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in public
health, nursing, social work, or other related fields may be substituted for the required
education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years. Individuals with personal
experience caring for those with dementia or working in a setting where they came in close
contact with persons with dementia or caregivers are encouraged to apply.

Job Overview

Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for promoting dementia friendly
concepts, offering community memory screenings, educating the community about
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) and caregiving, promoting early
detection and diagnosis, advancing access to services, and enhancing community-clinical
linkages.

Work Activities
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:
1. Fosters relationships with community partners to offer those with ADRD and
caregivers community resource navigation.
2. Provides the community with educational materials, presentations, memory
screenings, and resources to reduce dementia, support caregivers, and create
dementia friendly environments.
3. Actively works with health care providers to educate them regarding early ADRD
detection, diagnosis, available community resources and the importance of creating
individualized care plans.

4. Provides community members, those with ADRD, and caregivers with evidence
based educational materials and interventions.
Processing Information:
1. Compiles information/reports on available funding opportunities to support local
activities for those with ADRD and caregivers.
2. Appropriately maintain and secure client information, follow-up with client success
and barriers to care, and ensure referrals are streamlined and appropriate.
3. Monitors and tracks program success, number of individuals served, satisfaction of
clients being served, and number of those being reached through educational
programming.
4. Fosters and tracks the expansion and development of community partnerships that
focus on dementia risk reduction or serving those with ADRD or caregivers.
5. Assesses barriers to care and services in the community for those with ADRD and
caregivers and tracks progress in addressing these barriers.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:
1. Maintains expertise in evidence-based practices related to dementia risks, ADRD,
and caregiving.
2. Utilizes existing data sources to make decisions regarding program delivery and
community outreach.
3. Attends mandatory and optional training opportunities to understand the latest
research and community resources available.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
1. Communicates regularly with co-workers, and/or supervisors at a state, regional,
and county level to ensure consistent program operation.
2. Provides co-workers with opportunities for collaboration with the dementia
navigator and external partners to ensure those with ADRD and caregiver are
appropriately served.
3. Provides effective communication to supervisor by telephone, email, verbally, etc.
Maintain and Protect Personal and Financial Information:
1. Ensures HIPAA compliance of those being directly served through the Dementia
Navigators program by ensuring data is appropriately stored and protected.
2. Maintains and tracks financial expenditures and budgetary documents in-line with
state and county financial and procurement requirements.
Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:
1. Decision Quality
2. Problem Solving
3. Organizing
4. Process Management
5. Independence
6. Perseverance
7. Presentation Skills
8. Written Communications
9. Approachability
10.Customer Focus
Knowledge:

1. Communications and Media
2. Customer and Personal Service
3. Education and Training
4. Mathematics

Skills:

1. Active Learning
2. Active Listening
3. Critical Thinking
4. Learning Strategies
5. Monitoring
6. Reading Comprehension
7. Speaking
8. Writing
9. Instructing
10. Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

1. Fluency of Ideas
2. Oral Comprehension

3. Oral Expression
4. Written Comprehension
5. Written Expression

Tools and Equipment Used

1. Computer
2. Telephone
3. Fax Machine
4. Copy Machine
5. Printer
6. Scanner
7. Other Office Equipment as needed

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• Public Health Representative: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Cookeville, TN 38501 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $38