Community Health Specialist

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Job Description

1. Plans, implements and monitors ongoing community health programs in support of the mission, values, goals and objectives of the system and local site as directed by manager or director.
2. Provides assistance with writing and/or purchasing collateral material to support community health initiatives.
3. Represents local site and/or UMMS at a variety of local health coalitions or with external community partners.
4. Works on planning and development of projects with a variety of internal and external partners.
5. Assists in the development and implementation of community health programs for targeted community population.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or at least 1-2 years experience and training in a health related field – i.e. health education, nutrition, exercise science.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related or internship experience preferred.
• Current CPR experience and/or Emergency First Aid training preferred.

Additional Information

1. Demonstrated knowledge of health promotion concepts 
2. Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment. 
3. Able to manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently; exceptional organizational skills.
4. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills including editing skills are expected.
5. Ability to review data and determine trends. Ability to assist in developing action plans based on the data.
6. Ability to enter data into a database – either CBSA and/or Excel to analyze program outcomes and program 
reach.
7. Microsoft Office experience and some medical terminology
8. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form with the patients, physicians, health 
system officials, other health system personnel, vendors and the general public is essential.
9. Valid driver’s license required.
10. May need to work some weekends. 
11. Access and use of personal vehicle for travel purposes your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $27-$32.09
• Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide