Health Equity Systems Coordinator – Limited Duration (through February 2022)
- Oregon Health Authority
- Apr 16, 2021
Job Description
REQ-62696
Close date: 4/29/2021
Salary: $4441 - $6794 per month
Location: Portland, OR
This is a full-time, limited duration, classified position which is represented by a union.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention (HPCDP) Section in Portland, OR is recruiting for a Health Equity Systems Coordinator to provide coordination, facilitation and mobilization support for the planning and implementation of policies, procedures and systems changes that promote health equity in chronic disease prevention, early detection, and self-management.
NOTE: Most of the work will be conducted remotely at an alternate worksite with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. However, there are times that the work will need to be conducted at the central work location listed in this announcement, the Portland State Office Building located at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232. Work location can be changed at any time at the discretion of the hiring manager.
What will you do?
As the Health Equity Systems Coordinator, you will promote health equity policy solutions through worksite wellness systems change, health equity action planning, and community-based initiatives that advance tobacco use prevention and cessation, prevent excessive alcohol use, and improve the nutrition and physical activity environment. You will coordinate and facilitate organizational planning, training, and technical assistance systems together with management and staff leads to facilitate and promote efficacy in policies and practices for health equity-centered chronic disease prevention and self-management initiatives. These initiatives emphasize promoting science, data, evidence, and practice -based recommendations consistent with national and state guidelines and best practices for chronic disease prevention.
What's in it for you?
The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.
We offer full medical, vision and dental benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 10 paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you have experience coordinating health equity systems, don't delay, apply today!
What are we looking for?
Requested Skills
- Minimum qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in public health, community health or a related degree AND two years of experience coordinating a program related to health promotion or public health OR any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of experience coordinating a program related to health promotion and public health.
- Experience utilizing the principles and practices of health equity, cultural humility, and targeted universalism.
- Experience utilizing the principles and practices of population health policy, and environmental and systems change for disease prevention.
- Experience working with population-based public health assessment, policy development, intervention, enforcement, and evaluation.
- Experience working with community and stakeholder engagement and cultural humility.
- Experience coordinating, planning, and implementing prevention policy and systems change initiatives.
- Experience coordinating statewide interagency, multi-disciplinary task forces and work groups on public health initiatives related to tobacco, alcohol, nutrition, physical activity, substance use disorder and chronic disease prevention for the purposes of policy, rule, or special report development.
- Experience recommending program priorities and strategies to achieve program goals and meet funding requirements.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and other software applications.
- Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a state agency dedicated to helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. We are absolutely committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services, and to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees.
OHA includes most of the state's health care programs, including Public Health, Health Policy and Analytics, Health Systems Division, and Oregon State Hospital. Incorporating the state's health care programs within one agency gives the state greater purchasing and marketing power to begin tackling the issues of cost, quality, and access to care.