Overview
Project Assistant Jobs in Bronx, NY at Mindlance
Title: Project Assistant
Company: Mindlance
Location: Bronx, NY
Job Title: Project Assistant
Location: Bronx, NY 10451
Shift Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Duration: 8+ Weeks with strong possibilities of extension
Schedule Notes:-
– Bachelor’s Degree required
– Knowledge of public health, health policy, law, and community health
– Supervisory experience preferred
– Knowledge or familiarity with Excel, data analysis, presentations, and reporting
Purpose of Position:
- To oversee and improve efforts throughout various hospital departments and settings to screen patients for unmet social needs and connected them to resources able to address those needs.
- To serve as a subject matter expert for the hospital on social needs screening and referral.
- Under the direction of the Chronic Disease Manager, the Program Manager’s duties Include:
- Overseeing and expanding workflows for social needs screening and referral, ensuring the hospital meets and exceeds targets.
- Ensuring the resources patients are connected to are effective at addressing unmet social needs, such as by regularly liaising with staff from the hospital departments and community-based organizations patients are referred to, reviewing outcomes data, and identifying new resources.
- Recruiting, training, and supervising a Health Advocate workforce (volunteers and interns) who will engage patients in real time at the hospital and connect those with unmet social needs to set resources;
- Training the Health Advocates and other interested staff, through an intensive 3-day training held every four months, which the Program Manager will help plan and facilitate, including arranging the speakers, space, food and presentations by invited speakers;
- Training and supporting other staff engaged in screening and referral, such as Treat 2 Target nurses;
- Liaising with Central Office staff charged with SDOH screening and referral to obtain support and assistance for Facilities’ workflow and program;
- Obtaining and reviewing data to ensure the program is a success, and creating presentations and reports as needed;
- Other tasks as needed.
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OPERATED:
- Personal computer (including to access Electronic Medical Records)
- Xerox/Fax Machine
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
- Knowledge of public health, health policy, law, community health
- Supervisory experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge or familiarity with Excel, data analysis, presentations, reports
Education:
- A Baccalaureate Degree / Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
EEO: “Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”
