Provider Liaison / Tri-County Jobs

This position is hybrid and includes work in the office and in the field covering Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties.

Job Goal: To improve/increase the prenatal and infant screening rates to maximize program participation. Engage medical providers, professionals, and hospitals to support the Healthy Start mission.

DUTIES INCLUDE

• Attend Health Fairs, Provider Fairs and other events to represent the Healthy Start Coalition and Healthy Start Services. Some events may be held on Saturday.
• Develop and produce newsletters, quarterly for providers, hospitals and medical professionals and semi-annually for Mommy Matters and Mommy Knows Best.
• Routine use of the Well Family System, which is a complex case management system, to review data, pull reports, and track Healthy Start services to present data in newsletters or to providers.
• Ensure Healthy Start Coalition brochures are current and are placed in relevant locations, i.e., provider offices, hospitals, WIC offices, etc.
• Liaison between providers, hospitals and internal Central Intake and Referral (CONNECT) Supervisor.
• Visit OB providers, hospitals, birth centers, pediatricians, and medical professionals as required by contract. Ensure each visit includes an awareness or educational training.
• Perform other incidental tasks or services consistent with the job goal of this position, assist with other duties as assigned.
• Ensure OB providers have prenatal risk screens and are trained on their use. Work with FDOH Polk to ensure screens received have been completed accurately and are received in a timely manner. Working with FDOH Polk to monitor screen compliance.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to travel in Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties
• Proficient is MS Office and other computer-based applications
• Minimum of Associate's degree, with knowledge of community relations, public health issues, social determinants of health, and maternal and child health experience preferred
• Reliable transportation and current automobile insurance coverage
• Interpersonal skills require courtesy, tact, confidentiality, and empathy always, to communicate effectively and convey information to clients, business partners and co-workers.
• Valid Florida Driver's License
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• Excellent English language verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in Healthy Start and/or familiarity with Healthy Start System of Care.

Other

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong client engagement skills.
• Upon hiring, candidate must have an AHCA level 2 background screening and drug test. Report results may impact ability to be employed.
• Proven team player.
• Must be able to work independently and think creatively.
• Ability to effectively organize work activities and complete tasks in a timely manner.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, listen, and use hands and fingers to operate and handle keyboards and controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

At Healthy Start Coalition HHP, Inc. we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Healthy Start believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.