Partners in Health Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The Partners in Health Program Coordinator is responsible for implementing and expanding our healthcare-food bank partnership, Partners in Health (PIH). The coordinator serves as a liaison between the food bank and health care organizations, providing training and technical support to partner clinics.

POSITION GOALS

• Coordinate and administratively support leadership meetings and facilitate team/workgroup meetings.
• Complete and maintain IRB submission (with supervision by Nutrition Education Program Manager).
• Work with external stakeholders to identify and onboard potential participating clinics.
• Initiate and provide ongoing communication with external partners and participating clinics to achieve the goals of the program.
• Recruit new clinic partners to grow the program.
• Establish working relationships with healthcare providers and clinic staff to ensure the sustainability of the program and expand the pathway for patient enrollment/use of the PIH platform.
• Develop and demonstrate educational presentations on food insecurity for clinic staff.
• Facilitate clinic flow training for participating clinics.
• Create workflow charts for each participating clinic.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to participating clinics.
• Communicate with healthcare partners to discuss project goals and utilization of the platform.
• Ensures clinic sites have needed program materials for patient enrollment.
• Assist with data collection including coding and recording of data.
• Draft monthly data reports and share with healthcare partners.
• Work with evaluation team on program evaluation for program improvement and external sharing.
• Assist with presentations and written program documents.
• Manage Qualtrics platform (and connected services) for the use of the referral form and other programmatic needs.
• Complete nutrition education component of the Partners in Health Program.
• All other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position works in a remote environment but also requires travel approximately 25% of the time to various healthcare organizations and off site locations. This position requires some physical activity such as lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education and Experience
• Bachelors degree in nutrition, health, or relevant field
• 2 years experience in a nonprofit organization or clinical setting preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Technologically proficient. Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn new software systems
• Must have strong organizational skills
• Self-starter, highly motivated, dynamic, and creative professional with entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong interpersonal and time management skills
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to implement instructions
• Ability to successfully teach and motivate others
• Ability to compassionately work with diverse people
• Ability to foster a team environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision with attention to detail, accuracy, and meeting of deadlines
• Knowledge of the East Texas area and its diverse communities, including hunger and poverty issues
• Ability to successfully develop, implement, and manage multiple projects from start to finish.