Community Health Educator II - OCOE

SACRED LUNGS Research Project

• Conduct eligibility for lung cancer screening among individuals identified as high risk for lung cancer and navigate those eligible to appropriate cancer screening services.
• Provide logistical support and address patient concerns related to parking, directions, transportation, co-pays, insurance coverage, and other navigation needs.
• Refer patients to commercial tobacco cessation treatment resources and complete patient notes and medical record documentation in a timely manner.
• Document navigation activities, track patient progress in study databases, and contribute to required reporting for clinical and research purposes.
• Attend and participate in SACRED LUNGS Research Project, care coordination, and community meetings as needed to support project implementation, cross-team communication, and engagement with Tribal partners.

Partnership Engagement

• Practice community-based participatory research principles in community engagement and interactions.
• Develop, facilitate, and maintain academic, research, Tribal and urban Indian community partnerships to implement cancer control strategies as a representative of the OCOE and Consortium.
• Career engagement in events, including community workshops, OCOE signature events, and health fairs.
• Lead and participate in external committees and coalitions related to addressing cancer health outcomes among Indigenous communities.

Community Outreach & Education

• Create content for culturally appropriate materials and products (i.e., study brochures, curricula, and educational materials) based on principles and methods of health education and promotion.
• Career projects with academic, research, community, local government, regional, and Tribal partners to implement cancer control and education strategies.
• Conduct regular needs assessments, interviews, program evaluations, strategic plans, qualitative and quantitative evaluations, and reports to recommend improvements and demonstrate best practices for OCOE programming.
• Recruit underrepresented populations in Consortium research and conduct qualitative interviews and reports.

Knowledge & Communications

• Practice and demonstrate cultural humility with diverse populations that OCOE and ICHE-i engages with.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills for development of materials and presentations.
• Develop training materials with OCOE team for in-reach and outreach.
• Facilitate and participate in regular staff meetings.
• Report progress on education and engagement work in OCOE database.
• Oversee the work of volunteers and interns as needed.