Duties and Responsibilities:

• Always represent the best interests of MDHHS and MPHI.
• Establish collaborative relationships and leverage connections with physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, as well as their opinion leaders, to assist in improving clinicians’ knowledge around environmental health principles, exposure screening, treatment, and prevention initiatives.
• Conduct interviews to evaluate clinicians’ baseline knowledge and educational needs.
• Define clear environmental health educational and behavioral goals and objectives adapted to healthcare practices and the patient population.
• Research, identify, and recruit key provider practices in targeted geographical areas and coordinate brief presentations to coincide with clinic schedules.
• In collaboration with health educator, prepare pertinent and engaging educational material and tools for providers including relevant epidemiologic updates in partnership with Division of Environmental Health subject matter experts.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Remain current on existing and emerging environmental health issues and subsequent clinical practice recommendations.
• In collaboration with the DEH Consulting Physicians and other DEH technical experts, gather and disseminate materials that support essential environmental health clinical practice messaging and provide positive reinforcement for screening, treatment, and prevention.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Requires considerable independent judgment and a high level of initiative and accountability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with email/internet browser software.
• Complete work in timely manner and handle multiple tasks at one time with minimal or no supervision.
• Self-motivated, able to conceptualize changing health care systems, and effectively and efficiently implement new program direction.
• Able to work well in team situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with diplomacy under challenging circumstances.
• Commitment to health equity and serving the underserved populations in Michigan.
• Excellent oral and written communications.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility.