AmeriCorps Member - Diabetes Prevention Program Assistant
Community Health Center

Job Info

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Job Description Summary:
Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country's most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 500,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.

Job Description:

Healthy Communities is CHC's Public Health AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.

This is an AmeriCorps Member role - Diabetes Prevention Program Assistant - that supports all of CHC's main clinical sites and is based at Middletown site.

Terms & Program Benefits:

• One-year service term from September 1, 2022 thru August 31, 2023
• Serve a minimum of 32 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year
• $16,502 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weekly
• An education award of $6,495 at the end of successful service term completion

This is the opportunity for you if you:

• Possess a compassionate and positive attitude
• Possess a genuine desire to helps others
• Works well with persons in vulnerable communities
• Has a strong interest in nutrition, public health, and community engagement
• Thrive in a fast paced environment
• Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As a Diabetes Prevention Program Assistant for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:

• Coordinate enhanced health promotion and prevention of disease through education and information organization wide.
• Establish a health promotion campaign that targets the CHCI patient population at highest risk for early on-set Diabetes.
• Establish a network of community partners in an effort to provide enhanced resources for those at risk of early on- set Diabetes - this may include gyms, wellness programs, physical therapy groups, specialists, behavioral health or groups, weight loss groups or programs and other support services that work with individuals.
• Work with QI team to address diabetes performance improvement goals and develop appropriate intervention strategies to implement with patients.
• Work with QI coach and team to increase knowledge of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), using existing curriculum and handouts (CDC) to implement intervention with patients.
• Design and implement a process for engaging potential patients in further education, referral and monitoring through CHCI's program.
• Work with the Chief Dietician and the CMO to provide support for the implementation of the DPP organization wide.
• Conduct patient education workshops, patient engagement activities and data collection in support of program's performance measures.

Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent required
• Proficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applications
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Successful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)
• Able to travel between CHC sites and in state

Preferred:

• Associate's degree in public health, social work, nutrition related field
• Understanding of diabetes and factors related to its cause, symptoms, and treatment
• Experience in providing coordination of services, advocacy and community outreach in working with vulnerable populations

Location:
Community Health Center of Middletown
City:
Middletown
State:
Connecticut

Time Type:
Full time

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