Community Engagement Specialist, Southern Region

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Human Dimension andCommunityPrograms team is seeking aCommunityEngagementSpecialistto join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team. This individual will support our expandedcommunityprogramming in the southern region of New Jersey, working closely with one of ourCommunityEngaged Master Educator physician faculty and graduate medical education programs.

This individual will be based out of Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, NJ), with travel to the School of Medicine (Nutley, NJ) as needed for meetings and special events. The role involves forming and sustainingcommunitypartnerships in the southern region to cement mutually beneficial programming between medical residents and the surroundingcommunities. It also includes coordination and administrative support to the physician faculty.

A passion to serve and collaborate with underservedcommunitiesis critical to this role. Being a visible representative of the School in thecommunity, this role requires excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with bothcommunityorganizations and individualcommunitymembers. Important for success in this role is being able to balance being in the field with administrative duties and strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Bilingual in Spanish candidates are highly preferred.

This is a four-year privately funded position with a potential for continued employment within the School of Medicine at the conclusion of the four years.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Community Engagement Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Develops and maintains data for all community engagement activities.
• Ensures all logistics related to community engagement activities are organized in a timely, efficient and accurate manner.
• Acts as a liaison for community organizations in planning and implementing community health improvement projects.
• Maintains and nurtures community partnerships including keeping up to date contact database for partnerships, vendors, community resources and key constituents.
• Participates in various training, meetings, committees, and related activities as indicated.
• Articulates the mission, vision, values of the program and its, services as well as resources available throughout community health partnerships
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or other relevant area of study.
• Minimum of 1 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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