Program Coordinator - Magoon Institute

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location

680 Lake Shore Drive

Job Description

General Summary:

The Program Coordinator position will join the Maternal and Child Health Initiatives (MCHI) team and play a vital role in the expansion of our current programming. The Program Coordinator will focus on growing our relationships with healthcare organizations and support our partnerships. This role will attend regular meetings related to our work to share our program data and strategize to maximize referrals and streamline operational processes. This role will spend time growing our network within healthcare organizations by conducting community outreach and supporting the operational flow to connect patients of our partner organizations to our MCH services. Additionally, the Program Coordinator will serve as a resource navigator to healthcare staff to help them assist their patients to connect to resources available in their local communities. This role will specifically provide program coordination to our Connect Home Visiting Chicago (CHVC) program in addition to any new programmatic innovations and representing the MCHI team at community events or meetings. This role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed to support community events, with a hybrid schedule that includes a blend of in-office, at-home, and community-based work. 

Job Functions:

• Collaborate with internal and external partners, including community leaders, healthcare professionals, researchers and public health practitioners to identify health priorities and develop community health and engagement strategies.

• Coordinate the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of community health and engagement initiatives, programs and events within the Magoon Institute under the guidance of senior staff and manager, keeping in mind community priorities, community health strategies and organizational mission.

• Act as contact for Lurie Children’s with community partners, residents and marginalized populations across Chicago neighborhoods, particularly those disproportionately affected by health inequities. Build and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, schools, libraries, parks, places of worship, businesses, and service providers.

• Support coordination of community and city-wide convenings, trainings and workshops as well as assisting with action planning, ensuring diverse representations from various backgrounds and lived experience.

• Coordinate program logistics, track project expenditures, facilitate meetings and events and maintain project materials and documentation to ensure timely and budget-conscious deliverables.

• Prepare regular status reports on project progress, outcomes and impact.

• Support administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, booking conference rooms/space, making copies, preparing meeting supplies, taking notes and compiling key takeaways, decisions and action items.   

• Assist in the development and implementation of communications, marketing and/or social media efforts for specific community health and engagement initiatives and education, including the delivery of presentations to various audiences.

• Support program evaluation through data collection, gathering participant feedback, and monitoring outputs and outcomes to measure effectiveness and demonstrate impact.

• Assist in facilitating connections between Lurie Children's healthcare providers and community partners to ensure access to health education and resources for children and families. Engage Lurie Children’s leaders, employees, physicians, and trainees in community health efforts.

• Assist in grant and philanthropic applications and reporting to funders, as well as fundraising efforts under the guidance of senior staff, manager and dept leadership.  

• Facilitate trainings, provide support and assist with human resource processes for program assistants, students, interns and volunteers.

• Attend and contribute to regular check-ins with leadership, managers, staff and collaborators, and attend team and department meetings. Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience: