What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROGRAM OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, ETHNOMED position at University of Washington (UW) Medicine?
Req #: 243752 Department: HARBORVIEW - INTERPRETER SERVICES Job Location: Harborview Medical Center Posting Date: 03/05/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $5,114 - $7,400 per month Other Compensation: Shift: First Shift Benefits: This position provides opportunities to work in a fast-paced, challenging, diverse and rewarding environment. As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here
HARBORVIEW’S ETHNOMED DEPARTMENT has an outstanding opportunity for a PROGRAM OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
WORK SCHEDULE
100%FTE
Day Shift
May need to occasionally work on weekends and evenings to accommodate community meetings and events.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Serve as a key resource to the HMC Interpreter Services Department
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
EthnoMed was created as a resource for Harborview Medical Center providers working with refugee, immigrant, and migrant patients and families. Over the past 30 years, the EthnoMed program has established itself as a cultural bridge, providing the following key services:
1) Educating providers on clinical and cultural topics relevant to patient care
2) Providing patients with culturally tailored health resources
3) Conducting community engagement, education, and outreach throughout King County
4) Creating opportunities for students and medical trainees to work with diverse patient populations
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for EthnoMed's student/volunteer engagement program
Serve as EthnoMed’s primary contact and liaison with partners and academic programs.
Recruit student authors by preparing and posting project descriptions to university list servers and other recruitment sites, and evaluating applicants
Responsible for the development and documentation of active and future project plans
Monitor project progress and identify potential obstacles/delays, proactively suggest and implement solutions
Design, create and update program brochures and flyers and other promotional materials
Collaborate with Web Information Specialist to regularly audit current published information, flagging content for recommended updates and identifying
possible future projects
Maintain program reporting data for internal and external requirements, including grant reports, ISD administrative meetings, and more
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Anthropology, Pre-Medicine, journalism, communications, sociology, or related field
Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience, preferably in a project management role
Experience in cross-cultural engagement, cross-cultural healthcare, and/or working with diverse populations
Strong project management skills. Ability to prioritize work appropriately, juggling short-term and long-term deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively both as a team member and independently with minimal supervision and ability to
interact positively with a wide variety of people
Ability to lead qualitative inquiry (e.g., via literature review, group discussions and interviews) and synthesize diverse input.
Able to write and edit proficiently. Fluent English communication skills, orally and in writing
Experience and/or strong interest in multimedia, social media, and website content development
Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings as needed to accommodate community meetings and events
DESIRED
Masters degree (Public Health, Social Work, Communications, or related field) and/or experience working closely with graduate and post-graduate level
students and trainees.
Strong interest in public speaking and/or networking
Experience working with the public or representing an organization to other organizations
Experience working with community-based nonprofits
Experience with multimedia production, including videos, social media, digital resources, etc.
Experience with design and layout of written materials and web-based content
Have knowledge of, or ability to learn, use of devices and software for capturing and producing content in multimedia formats (e.g., videography,
photography, audio-editing, Adobe Creative Suite), and in various languages/fonts
Experience with grant writing and reporting
ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.
Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
HARBORVIEW’S ETHNOMED DEPARTMENT has an outstanding opportunity for a PROGRAM OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
WORK SCHEDULE
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
EthnoMed was created as a resource for Harborview Medical Center providers working with refugee, immigrant, and migrant patients and families. Over the past 30 years, the EthnoMed program has established itself as a cultural bridge, providing the following key services:
1) Educating providers on clinical and cultural topics relevant to patient care
2) Providing patients with culturally tailored health resources
3) Conducting community engagement, education, and outreach throughout King County
4) Creating opportunities for students and medical trainees to work with diverse patient populations
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
possible future projects
REQUIREMENTS
interact positively with a wide variety of people
DESIRED
students and trainees.
photography, audio-editing, Adobe Creative Suite), and in various languages/fonts
ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.
Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
Salary : $5,114 - $7,400
