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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Community Health Representative.The Section for Health Equity at NYU Grossman School of Medicines Department of Population Health and Perlmutter Cancer Center (PCC) is looking to hire a full-time bilingual Community Health Representative (CHR) who will work on PCCs Stamp Out Cancer Brooklyn (SOCB) initiative. The CHR will work with Population Health and PCC faculty, reporting directly to PCCs Community Health Navigation manager to implement programming that advances cancer prevention and reduces cancer disparities in immigrant and minority communities. We are seeking a bright and compassionate individual to assist with a large-scale cancer needs assessment and provide community-based patient navigation to services throughout the cancer continuum with a focus on addressing social determinants of health, health promotion, and cancer prevention. The overall goal of SOCB is to better understand how to improve cancer-related prevention and control outcomes for racial/ethnic minority and low-income communities with the long-term aim of reducing cancer disparities. An ideal candidate for this position possesses community engagement and mobilization experience, the ability to work well with community-based organizations and academic and medial partners, a strong desire and commitment to advancing health equity and reducing cancer disparities, knowledge of racial/ethnic and immigrant communities in Brooklyn, New York City, and the U.S.
Job Responsibilities:
Cultivate relationships with schools, diverse community-based organizations (CBOs), faith-based institutions, and community coalitions by attending community events and meetings to increase cancer awareness, with a focus on Brooklyn.
Support the development of culturally tailored and linguistically appropriate and accessible health education materials and survey instruments.
Serve as a cancer health education specialist for multiple cancers (including breast, cervical, lung, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic and liver cancers), cancer prevention (including physical activity, nutrition, and vaccination) and Mental Health First Aid.
Conduct participant recruitment, consent, survey administration, and data collection into SOCB initiatives and participate in needs assessment and evaluation activities.
Guide patients through the health care system from screening, through diagnosis into treatment and survivorship.
Coordinate conference and workshop preparation and other dissemination-related activities.
Serve as a patient advocate by developing
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