• Job Description

  Req#: 291438
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  Provides support to the Child Health Advocacy Institute's Community Mental Health team, a multi-organizational partnership, with a particular focus on community-based research and engagement. Works collaboratively with the project team to improve health, mental health, education and other outcomes for all children in Washington, DC. Engages with community, education and/or healthcare leaders, direct service providers, and families to improve the city's system of support for families, and promote positive and healthy development of children.
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  Minimum Education
  Bachelor's Degree In related field preferred (e.g., public health, public policy, psychology, education (Required)
  
  Minimum Work Experience
  3 years Experience working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team (Required)
  
  Required Skills/Knowledge
  Knowledge of community-based and healthcare service delivery systems
  Ability to think creatively and strategically
  Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
  Ability to multi-task and work pro-actively and independently within a fast-paced, dynamic setting
  Skill working with culturally diverse patient, staff and community populations
  Strong understanding of program evaluation methodologies
  Strong organizational and project management skills
  Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with data analysis and statistical software.
  
  Functional Accountabilities
  Program Coordination
  • Coordinates community-based project(s) in collaboration with external partners
  • Assists in the development of project scope statements, timelines, and deliverables
  • Participates in bi-weekly supervision and relevant staff meetings and events
  • Maintains understanding of advances in early childhood issue area(s) of responsibility and incorporates into work
  • Works with staff and partners to identify and address system barriers
  • Prepares periodic summaries of projects for internal and external audiences
  • Recommend and participate in development of new processes and systems to meet project and team needs
  Research and Evaluation Coordination
  • Plans and coordinates program evaluation activities
  • Engages in qualitative and quantitative data analysis
  • Organize and maintain database(s) to track project progress and resource needs
  • Contribute to and assist with preparation of posters, abstracts, presentations and publications
  • Provide progress on publications, abstracts, posters and presentations
  Program Liaison
  • Works collaboratively and serves as liaison with healthcare providers, researchers and multidisciplinary staff, as well as with community agencies and partners
  • Attends community meetings
  • Communicates barriers, challenges and any other issues that affect progress
  • Participates in quality improvement activities
  Administrative Support
  • Coordinate teleconferences, meetings and events
  • Draft minutes and collate feedback from meetings
  • Create reports and other documents as needed.
  • Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
  
  Teamwork/Communication
  • Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
  • Partner with all team members to achieve goals
  • Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
  
  Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
  • Contribute to a positive work environment
  • Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
  • Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
  • Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
  
  Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
  • Use resources efficiently
  • Search for less costly ways of doing things
  
  Safety
  • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
  • Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
  • Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
  • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
  • Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
  • Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
  
  Inventa Towers (L065)
  1 Inventa Place
  Silver Spring, 20910
  
  

• About the company

  Children's National Hospital is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Washington DC.

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