Public Health Educator 2

LanceSoft Inc

Chattanooga, TN

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time

SKILLS

Academic Intervention, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Community Health, Community Intervention, Community Relations, Copying Machines, Customer Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Customer/Client Research, Dementia, Develop and Maintain Customers, Document Scanners, Fax Machines, Financial Management, Funding, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Health Department, Health Education, Health Plan, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Home Care, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Maintain Compliance, Mathematics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Nursing, Office Equipment, Operating Room Nursing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Printers, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Public Health, Risk, Risk Management, Social Work, Systems Analysis, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Chattanooga, TN

POSTED

7 days ago

Community Dementia Navigator (Contract Position) Hybrid | McMinn County Job Overview Dementia Navigators connect caregivers and individuals living with dementia to community resources and clinical support, helping them remain safely at home as long as possible. Responsibilities include promoting dementia-friendly practices, providing memory screenings, educating about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), encouraging early detection, improving access to services, and strengthening community-clinical partnerships. Based in Maury County, this role serves Maury and Marshall Counties, with some travel across Tennessee. Reports to the Deputy Director, Office of Healthy Aging, Tennessee Department of Health. Key Responsibilities Communicating with Persons Outside the Organization: Builds relationships with community partners to connect individuals with ADRD 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 ADRD detection, diagnosis, resource awareness, and individualized care plans. Distributes evidence-based educational materials and interventions to the community, individuals with ADRD, 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 bachelors 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. Competencies (KSAs) Competencies: Problem Solving Organizing Process Management Independence Perseverance Presentation Skills Written Communications Approachability Customer Focus Knowledge: Communications and Media Customer and Personal Service Education and Training Mathematics Skills: Active Learning and Listening Critical Thinking Learning Strategies Monitoring Reading Comprehension Public Speaking Strong Writing Skills Instructing Systems Evaluation Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook Abilities: Fluency of ideas Oral Comprehension Oral Expression Written Comprehension Written Expression Tools and Equipment Used Computer Telephone Fax Machine Copy Machine Printer Scanner Other Office Equipment as needed.

About the Company

LanceSoft Inc

We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE

2,000 to 2,499 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

2000

WEBSITE

http://www.lancesoft.com/