Education Coordinator - Family & Medicine

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Mentoring PWLEs - Assisting them with attending virtual and in person events related to work on PADDC and HRSA grants, collaborating on presentations, ensuring input from CAB on all curriculum and events related to PADDC grant
• Moderating and organizing Project ECHO with particular focus on involvement of PWLEs
• Working with team to develop educational modules that will be shared across the state of PA with health professionals
• Developing and executing a recruitment plan to foster use of modules
• Facilitating live Q and A sessions related to modules and care of patients with IDD, again with focus on involvement of PWLEs
• Working with medical students and residents involved in AOCs to improve engagement and communication with patients with IDD and identifying community and therapeutic resources that improve their care.
• Work with research team on data collection, analysis and dissemination of results

• Provides grant support to projects per the grant goals and objectives i.e with reference manager, and produce, assist grant submission and progress reports.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

Master's Degree in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Public Health, or Special Education preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's trained individual with skills in working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
• Interest/experience - basic research/evaluation, literature review, teaching/working with health professionals,
• Excellent communication skills - written and oral,
• Excellent organizational skills,
• Comfort working with an interdisciplinary team,
• Can work independently and take initiative

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.