What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Engagement Specialist, North Region - School of Medicine position at Hackensack Meridian Health?
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Human Dimension and Community Programs team is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team. A passion to serve and collaborate with underserved communities is critical to this role. Being a visible representative of the School in the community, this role requires excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with both community organizations and individual community members. Important for success in this role is being able to balance being in the field with administrative duties and strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Bilingual Spanish candidates are highly preferred.
There are two available positions . Both are four-year private or grant funded positions with a potential for continued employment within the School of Medicine at the conclusion of the four years.
- This role involves forming and sustaining community partnerships in the northern region to cement mutually beneficial programming between medical residents in our graduate medical education programs and the surrounding communities. It also includes coordination and administrative support to the physician faculty.
- This role involves forming and sustaining community partnerships in the northern region to increase our undergraduate medical education programming, with a particular focus on Paterson.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Community Engagement Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes :
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :
Licenses and Certifications Required :
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation, does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment in accordance with Title IX . Inquiries about Title IX and its applicability may be referred to HMSOM's Title IX Coordinator, the Office of Civil Rights, or both. HMSOM's nondiscrimination policy and Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures, as well as information on how to report information that may constitute sex discrimination and how to make a complaint of sex discrimination are available at this link : Title IX Resources
HMSOM Title IX Coordinator is :
Diane E. Russo, M.A.
Manager, Title IX Coordinator
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
123 Metro Boulevard
Nutley, New Jersey 07110
O : 862-660-5124
E : diane.russo@hmsom.edu
The Office of Civil Rights is :
U.S. Department of Education New York Office Office of Civil Rights
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor New York, New York 10005-2500
Telephone : (646) 428-3800
Fax : (646) 428-3848
TDD : (800) 877-8339
Email : OCR.NEWYORK@ed.gov
Inquiries about Title IX and its applicability may be referred to HMSOM's Title IX Coordinator, the Office of Civil Rights, or both.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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