Health Equity Coordinator

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) Office of Community Health (OCH) aims to braid together the wisdom of our communities, our university, and our health systems to develop a sustainable infrastructure that will support the work of socially accountable healthcare initiatives focusing on advancing health equity. We partner with community organizations to develop and implement evidence-based initiatives that promote community health and health equity, and that are likely to result in measurable improvements in population health outcomes. Through these partnerships, we are able to recruit and support faculty and staff to expand community-responsive health efforts; engage with patients and learners to initiative innovative models of care that promote community health; and evaluate these efforts to understand their impact.
The Health Equity Coordinator will work as part of a collaborative team and under the supervision of the OCH Research Scientist to enhance and develop new partnerships, build trust, and align OCH efforts with university, clinical, and community groups. This individual will also collaborate to establish strategies to share power and center voices most impacted by inequities. The Coordinator will provide project management for initiatives co-created through community-clinical-university partnerships. Such initiatives include (1) Community Health Worker (CHW) Capacity Building: Work in partnership with CHWs in Dane County and Wisconsin to build CHW capacity in Wisconsin. Activities include convening the Dane County CHW Collective, support the Dane County CHW Collective Leadership Team, co-create, seek, and manage grant funding for new initiatives with CHWs and DFMCH faculty, and convene CHW partners and allies to align efforts; (2) Provide community engagement and project management support to DFMCH Food is Medicine and integrative health teams collaborating with CHWs; (3) Support OCH Research and Evaluation Capacity: Work under the direction of the OCH Research Scientist to monitor and evaluate OCH Project Team efforts along the OCH "Engagement Continuum." Partner with the DFMCH Grant Writer to seek and obtain grant funding. Work in partnership with OCH Research Scientist and DFMCH faculty to write peer reviewed manuscripts and reports of OCH Efforts.
The Health Equity Coordinator will work in partnership with the Office of Community Health team, Family Medicine Residency Community and Population Health Rotation Director, and the DFMCH Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.

• 20% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
• 10% Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
• 10% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
• 10% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
• 5% Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement
• 10% May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending
• 15% Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers
• 10% Assists with writing and submitting grant applications and proposals to secure research funding
• 10% Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities and assists with publications

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Required:
- Knowledge and understanding of social determinants of health.
- Experience in public health, community-based healthcare organizations, and/or community-based healthcare programs.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with one or more of the following: community leaders, University faculty, physicians and with diverse community partners and local and state public health professionals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including group and process facilitation.
- High level of organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and initiatives.
- Proficiency in using word-processing, databases, and spreadsheets to complete tasks and projects, including Microsoft Office software.
Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:
- Specialization in partnership and coalition building, policy, systems and environmental change levers, and other strategies to advance community health.
- Demonstrated experience building community capacity to advance health and health equity at the state or local level.
- Bi-lingual and/or proficiency in Spanish.
- Experience with writing and submitting grant applications.
- Ability to manage grant activity and monitor outreach program budgets and invoices.
- Experience or interest in applying mixed methods to evaluate community health projects.

Required
Drivers License - Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards
Travel is required. Must provide a valid driver's license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check. See https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/#become-authorized-driver  (click on "Become an authorized driver"; then click on "Required criteria").

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $51,700 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected salary range for this position is $51,700 up to $69,900 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.
Benefits information can be found at: https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/  
SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer:
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The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is a large, tier-one clinical department in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health that offers outstanding educational and research programs. UW DFMCH has 204 faculty, 211 adjunct faculty, and 170 staff located throughout the state transforming health care for all. There are over 160 residents in our sponsored and academic partner programs, with the Madison residency program ranking ninth in the nation for 2023. More than 400 medical students train in the department each year. In fiscal year 2023, our physicians and residents practicing at 17 clinics throughout the state managed over 403,900 patient visits - an integral part of the department's success that demonstrates its commitment to patient care. Research funding from the NIH and other state, federal and private sources exceeded $6.7 million in fiscal year 2023 and supported major research projects in pain management, opioid prescription guidelines, mobile health for alcohol use disorder treatment, management of sinusitis, and infectious disease surveillance. Learn more about our department's work by visiting https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/  
DFMCH has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee that was formed in 2015. The committee's vision is for DFMCH to be a place where everyone feels engaged, included, and has a sense of belonging; a place that reflects the community we serve at all levels. Learn about our DEI commitment here: https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/diversity/  
The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1-OPT STEM Extension participants.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Paige Steinert
[email protected]
608-890-1740
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Outreach Specialist(OE009)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/FAMILY MED/FAMILY MED

Academic Staff-Renewable

295043-AS