Program Coordinator

The Program Coordinator in the Texas Child Health Access to Telemedicine (TCHATT) Program is responsible for all outreach to ensure the achievement of assigned TCMHCC goals and objectives. Outreach includes monthly marketing to schools, virtual meetings, phone conferences, in person presentations and events, and must be comfortable with a flexible work schedule that can include some weekends and evenings.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan

We take care of our employees As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more

Position Summary:

Provides overall design, execution, management, and effectiveness of public education and/or outreach programs in order to ensure the achievement of its assigned goals and objectives.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinates, develops, implements, and evaluates the delivery system for education and outreach programs in targeted communities.
• Participates in all phases of projects and in research related activities, including assessing regional needs for program education, developing regional outreach plans based on needs assessment findings. Keeps outreach organized and up to date for reporting purposes.
• Researches and analyzes data pertaining to education, and attends functions to keep abreast of relevant scientific and technical developments related to programs.
• Communicates with community and a variety of professionals (with Physicians, Clinical Staff, Administrative Staff, and Care Management staff, as well as patients and their families) to share objectives, introduce services, and onboard new partners into the TCHATT program
• Develops and maintains tracking systems to monitor outreach effectiveness, partner engagement, and progress towards program goals.
• Maintains current scientific, technical and regulatory environment information concerning relevant developments related to program area.
• Interact extensively with the public and/or external organizations to facilitate programs.
• Ensures that plans and protocols are followed to ensure compliance with all federal, state laws and UTHSC-H policies, rules and regulations.
• Conducts outreach to families to obtain follow up assessments and end of care surveys.
• Assists with outreach to families enrolling into the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Knowledge of MS Office, SPSS or statistics software applications.

Bilingual in Spanish may be preferred.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.

Minimum Experience:

Three years of related experience.

May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code § To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code § , the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.