Population Health & Health Equity Project Manager - The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center : Job Details

Overview:

The One Brooklyn Health (OBH) system was established to preserve and enhance health care services in the communities of Central Brooklyn through the merger of three hospitals and their affiliated facilities- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (BHMC), Interfaith Medical Center (IMC), Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (KJMC). All three hospitals have historic ties in the communities they serve and are now working together to build a system that will enable OBH to provide the highest quality of healthcare services and improve health overall for Central Brooklyn. OBH encompasses a total of 2800 beds over 14 locations including an extensive network of primary, behavioral health and specialty care locations spread throughout Central Brooklyn. At various locations, patients and their families can obtain a broad range of healthcare services, such as pediatric care, behavioral health, sickle cell services, podiatry, and maternal health services. In addition, OBH has two large nursing homes within its system, Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Brookdale and Rutland Nursing Home at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center.

Reporting to the SVP for Population and Community Health, this position works collaboratively across teams to plans, manage, and coordinate project activities to ensure goals and objectives of activities related to population health, community health and health equity are accomplished within prescribed timeframe and funding parameters.

As part of the ongoing work of One Brooklyn Health to transform healthcare delivery in Central Brooklyn, the Population and Community Health team works to eliminate racial and gender health inequities rooted in historical and contemporary injustices, by improving health outcomes, addressing social drivers and using data for advocacy.

• Plans, manages, and coordinates population health, community health and health equity projects and ensures project initiatives and timelines are met. Develops project initiation process by defining project scope, determining action items, assigning ownership, creating project timetables, and tracking execution and workflow; prepares, presents and distributes project status reports.
• Evaluates, plans, and monitors project implementation for clinical systems; manages project and project delivery teams, ensures deadlines are met, escalates issues for appropriate, timely resolution and adheres to standardized project management methodologies.
• Communicates with departments and project teams on project activities; collaborates with project staff to provide support ; collaborates with clinical, financial and quality teams to define and develop metric goals.
• Supports planning for coordination and evaluation of policies that address equity in alignment with system priorities.
• Conducts assigned research and analysis on topics specific to health equity, community health and population health, in alignment with system goals and priorities.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Education:

• Master's Degree in Public Health or similar areas (required).

Experience:

• Comfortable with working in a self-driven, start-up environment.
• Interested in an active pursuit of opportunities to learn and grow, and ability to handle multiple demands, shifting priorities, crises, and rapid changes.

• Experienced with presenting technical data and information to non-technical users.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proficiency with Office PC's, Desktops, and Laptop software in addition to fluency with Microsoft Office softwares to include Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.

• Advanced skills in Excel and ease with data management concepts (i.e. MS Access, SQL).

• Good interpersonal skills a must.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Position may require prolonged periods of standing, walking, talking, sitting, hearing, and bending throughout the work day.
• May include some repetitive motions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions without compromising patient care.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health System (OBHS), and Interfaith Medical Center (IMC).

One Brooklyn Health System (OBHS), and Interfaith Medical Center are an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.