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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Community Health Representative. The Section for Health Equity at NYU Grossman School of Medicines Department of Population Health and Perlmutter Cancer Center (PCC) is looking to hire a full-time bilingual Community Health Representative (CHR) who will work on PCCs Stamp Out Cancer Brooklyn (SOCB) initiative. The CHR will work with Population Health and PCC faculty, reporting directly to PCCs Community Health Navigation manager to implement programming that advances cancer prevention and reduces cancer disparities in immigrant and minority communities. We are seeking a bright and compassionate individual to assist with a large-scale cancer needs assessment and provide community-based patient navigation to services throughout the cancer continuum with a focus on addressing social determinants of health, health promotion, and cancer prevention. The overall goal of SOCB is to better understand how to improve cancer-related prevention and control outcomes for racial/ethnic minority and low-income communities with the long-term aim of reducing cancer disparities. An ideal candidate for this position possesses community engagement and mobilization experience, the ability to work well with community-based organizations and academic and medial partners, a strong desire and commitment to advancing health equity and reducing cancer disparities, knowledge of racial/ethnic and immigrant communities in Brooklyn, New York City, and the U.S.

Job Responsibilities:

Cultivate relationships with schools, diverse community-based organizations (CBOs), faith-based institutions, and community coalitions by attending community events and meetings to increase cancer awareness, with a focus on Brooklyn.

Support the development of culturally tailored and linguistically appropriate and accessible health education materials and survey instruments.

Serve as a cancer health education specialist for multiple cancers (including breast, cervical, lung, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic and liver cancers), cancer prevention (including physical activity, nutrition, and vaccination) and Mental Health First Aid.

Conduct participant recruitment, consent, survey administration, and data collection into SOCB initiatives and participate in needs assessment and evaluation activities.

Guide patients through the health care system from screening, through diagnosis into treatment and survivorship.

Coordinate conference and workshop preparation and other dissemination-related activities.

Serve as a patient advocate by developing relationships with personnel in departments involved in the care of cancer patients (i.e. physicians, nurses, radiology staff, and social services staff).  

Facilitate patient interaction and communication with health care staff and providers and streamline activities related to patient services and referrals.

Identify environmental barriers to care and provide referrals for social and supportive services (e.g. transportation, food access, health insurance, housing).

Willingness to conduct SOCB participant engagement, navigation and evaluation activities at times convenient to participants availability (including evenings and, at times, weekends).

Provide assistance to ensure project goals and objectives are met and inform the development and collection of appropriate process and impact measures.

Track interventions and outcomes including entering data into MS Excel, REDCap, and Epic.

Assist with administrative duties relevant to SOCB outreach, engagement, and research efforts.

Report directly to the SOCB Program Manager on activities related to the community needs assessment and planning, and to the PCC Administrative Director on activities related to patient navigation.

Support a culturally and linguistically tailored melanoma equity outreach education and navigation program in the Russian speaking community in Brooklyn. This will include hosting workshops in community spaces and clinical navigation to screening services as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma and minimum of 1 year related experience in an office setting or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Effective oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors degree. Experience with Webex, Zoom, and other videoconferencing calls. Work effectively in a team environment. Excellent interpersonal skills. Basic knowledge of computers including Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience in community outreach and engagement and/or patient navigation. Fluency in Russian. 

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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