Job Description

Job Title: Public Health Educator 2(Wilson County)

Location: Nashville TN

Duration: Long Term

Rate: $38/hr. on 1099

Responsibilities:

• Builds relationships with community partners to connect individuals with and caregivers to resources.
• Delivers educational materials, presentations, memory screenings, and resources to reduce dementia risk, support caregivers, and promote dementia-friendly environments.
• Collaborates with health care providers to promote early detection, diagnosis, resource awareness, and individualized care plans.
• Distributes evidence-based educational materials and interventions to the community, individuals with, and caregivers.
• Processing Information:
• Identifies and reports funding opportunities to support local ADRD and caregiver activities.
• Maintains secure client information, tracks client outcomes and barriers to care, and streamlines referrals.
• Monitors program success, tracks individuals served, client satisfaction, and educational outreach.
• Develops and tracks partnerships focused on dementia risk reduction and support for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.
• Assesses and tracks community barriers to care for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:
• Stays current on evidence-based practices in dementia risk, ADRD, and caregiving.
• Uses data to inform program delivery and outreach.
• Participates in ongoing training to stay informed on research and resources.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
• Communicates regularly with team members and supervisors at all levels to ensure program consistency.
• Facilitates collaboration with co-workers and external partners to ensure effective support for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.
• Communicates effectively with supervisors through multiple channels.
• Maintain and Protect Personal and Financial Information:
• Ensures HIPAA compliance by securely storing and protecting client data.
• Manages and tracks financial records according to state and county requirements.

Minimum Qualifications/Experience

• 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.
• OR
• 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.
• OR

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.

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