Associate Population/Public Health Manager

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Organization:

VMAC

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
As an Associate Population/Public Health Manager, this role works for the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC) on projects focused on advancing scientific knowledge to reduce the public health burden of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and related disorders. Current active studies include multiple grant-funded projects.

1. AA-CSF This project focuses on developing educational materials to aid in disclosure of plasma p-tau biomarker results to individuals with mild cognitive impairment and their loved ones. A randomized trial will be conducted to test the safety and comprehensibility of disclosing dementia risk based on plasma p-tau results using the previously developed educational materials in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and their loved ones.
2. Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) project is a four-year project focused on initiatives around collaborative learning and mentorship for primary care providers.

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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Management/Operations

• Curriculum Management: Refine the overall structure and curriculum for provider education program by collaborating with subject matter experts to ensure content aligns with the needs of primary care providers in dementia care, and monitor/evaluate the impact of modifications on program outcomes.
• Management and Operations
  • Prepare and distribute participant communications
  • Maintaining participant charts, including source documents and consent documents
  • Coordinate the onboarding process for new participants, ensuring a smooth integration into the program.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, organizations, and potential partners.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration among participants, mentors, and support staff.
  • Lead efforts to recruit primary care providers as participants in the ECHO program.
  • Coordinate logistics for virtual sessions, ensuring technical requirements are met.
  • Provide support to participants and mentors, addressing questions and concerns.
  • Identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance the quality of the program.
  • Prepare and present reports to leadership and funders on the program's achievements and challenges.
  • Monitor expenditures and ensure financial sustainability.
  • Stay informed about best practices in ECHO programs and dementia care.
  • Attend relevant conferences and workshops to enhance program management skills.

Clinical Research

• Protocol Implementation: Participant-facing activities that focus on implementing protocols and study visits: administering and scoring brief cognitive protocols, collecting medical and psychiatric history information from participants and their loved ones, obtaining informed consent from participants for participation in the research study, scheduling participant screenings, as well as other relevant duties.
• Biospecimen Preparation and Processing
  • Management, identification, and retrieval of plasma samples from freezers
  • Assisting lab manager with thawing and aliquoting plasma samples 
  • Assisting lab manager with the preparation and processing of plasma assays

• Exhibits cultural competence and cultural humility.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and minimum of one year of related experience.

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