What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Representative/LPN position at nLeague?
Job Id: 63815
Position: Public Health Representative 2
Client: TN DOH
Location: 701 County Services Drive Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
Duration: 30 Months
Shift: 8:00 AM To 4:30 PM (Hybrid)
Job Description
Position: Public Health Representative 2
Client: TN DOH
Location: 701 County Services Drive Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
Duration: 30 Months
Shift: 8:00 AM To 4:30 PM (Hybrid)
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.
- 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.
- Fosters relationships with community partners to offer those with ADRD and caregivers community resource navigation.
- Provides the community with educational materials, presentations, memory screenings, and resources to reduce dementia, support caregivers, and create dementia-friendly environments.
- 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.
- Provides community members, those with ADRD, and caregivers with evidence-based educational materials and interventions.
- Compiles information/reports on available funding opportunities to support local activities for those with ADRD and caregivers.
- Appropriately maintain and secure client information, follow-up with client success and barriers to care, and ensure referrals are streamlined and appropriate.
- Monitors and tracks program success, number of individuals served, satisfaction of clients being served, and a number of those being reached through educational programming.
- Fosters and tracks the expansion and development of community partnerships thatfocus on dementia risk reduction or serving those with ADRD or caregivers.
- Assesses barriers to care and services in the community for those with ADRD andcaregivers and tracks progress in addressing these barriers.
- Maintains expertise in evidence-based practices related to dementia risks, ADRD, and caregiving.
- Utilizes existing data sources to make decisions regarding program delivery andcommunity outreach.
- Attends mandatory and optional training opportunities to understand the latestresearch and community resources available.
- Communicates regularly with co-workers, and/or supervisors at a state, regional, and county level to ensure consistent program operation.
- Provides co-workers with opportunities for collaboration with the dementia navigator and external partners to ensure those with ADRD and caregiver are appropriately served.
- Provides effective communication to supervisor by telephone, email, verbally, etc.
- Ensures HIPAA compliance of those being directly served through the Dementia Navigators program by ensuring data is appropriately stored and protected.
- Maintains and tracks financial expenditures and budgetary documents in-line with state and county financial and procurement requirements.
- Competencies (KSA's)
- Communications and Media
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
