Public Health Representative - Software Technology : Job Details

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a

bachelor's degree in public health, nursing, social work, or other comparable discipline and

experience equivalent to two years of full-time increasingly responsible professional public

health, nursing, social work or another related field. OR licensed practical nurses with five

years or more work experience working in a healthcare, home health, or community health

setting.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public

health, community organizing, social work, nursing, or other related fields may be

substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for year basis.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in public

health, nursing, social work, or other related fields may be substituted for the required

education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years. Individuals with personal

experience caring for those with dementia or working in a setting where they came in close

contact with persons with dementia or caregivers are encouraged to apply.

Job Overview

Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for promoting dementia friendly

concepts, offering community memory screenings, educating the community about

Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) and caregiving, promoting early

detection and diagnosis, advancing access to services, and enhancing community-clinical

linkages.

Work Activities

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:

1. Fosters relationships with community partners to offer those with ADRD and

caregivers community resource navigation.

2. Provides the community with educational materials, presentations, memory

screenings, and resources to reduce dementia, support caregivers, and create

dementia friendly environments.

3. Actively works with health care providers to educate them regarding early ADRD

detection, diagnosis, available community resources and the importance of creating

individualized care plans.

4. Provides community members, those with ADRD, and caregivers with evidence

based educational materials and interventions.

Processing Information:

1. Compiles information/reports on available funding opportunities to support local

activities for those with ADRD and caregivers.

2. Appropriately maintain and secure client information, follow-up with client success

and barriers to care, and ensure referrals are streamlined and appropriate.

3. Monitors and tracks program success, number of individuals served, satisfaction of

clients being served, and number of those being reached through educational

programming.

4. Fosters and tracks the expansion and development of community partnerships that

focus on dementia risk reduction or serving those with ADRD or caregivers.

5. Assesses barriers to care and services in the community for those with ADRD and

caregivers and tracks progress in addressing these barriers.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:

1. Maintains expertise in evidence-based practices related to dementia risks, ADRD,

and caregiving.

2. Utilizes existing data sources to make decisions regarding program delivery and

community outreach.

3. Attends mandatory and optional training opportunities to understand the latest

research and community resources available.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:

1. Communicates regularly with co-workers, and/or supervisors at a state, regional,

and county level to ensure consistent program operation.

2. Provides co-workers with opportunities for collaboration with the dementia

navigator and external partners to ensure those with ADRD and caregiver are

appropriately served.

3. Provides effective communication to supervisor by telephone, email, verbally, etc.

Maintain and Protect Personal and Financial Information:

1. Ensures HIPAA compliance of those being directly served through the Dementia

Navigators program by ensuring data is appropriately stored and protected.

2. Maintains and tracks financial expenditures and budgetary documents in-line with

state and county financial and procurement requirements.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

1. Decision Quality

2. Problem Solving

3. Organizing

4. Process Management

5. Independence

6. Perseverance

7. Presentation Skills

8. Written Communications

9. Approachability

10.Customer Focus

Knowledge:

1. Communications and Media

2. Customer and Personal Service

3. Education and Training

4. Mathematics

Skills:

1. Active Learning

2. Active Listening

3. Critical Thinking

4. Learning Strategies

5. Monitoring

6. Reading Comprehension

7. Speaking

8. Writing

9. Instructing

10. Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

1. Fluency of Ideas

2. Oral Comprehension

3. Oral Expression

4. Written Comprehension

5. Written Expression

Tools and Equipment Used

1. Computer

2. Telephone

3. Fax Machine

4. Copy Machine

5. Printer

6. Scanner

7. Other Office Equipment as needed