Thundermist Health Center Hiring For Internship – Health Equity Zone – Program Manager at West Warwick, RI  Full Time

Please note, effective September 1,2021, all Thundermist employees are required to have an initial dose of vaccine to prevent Covid-19.  Effective October 1, 2021, all employees of RI licensed health care facilities must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.  Employees may be deemed exempt from this requirement based on documentation from their health care provider.

General Responsibilities:

The Health Equity Zone Project Manager facilitates hyper-local, community driven, collective impact initiatives that address barriers to health with the community.  The project manager understands the concepts of social determinants of health and institutional inequities, including racism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, weight stigma, stigma surrounding substance use, and other social constructs that impact health. The project manager ensures the interventions and strategies align with the community’s priorities, are social justice oriented, and improves opportunity for health for those who are marginalized.  The HEZ manager develops high functioning partnerships with teammates, residents, and organizations to: a) identify and address community needs and priorities, b) build and manage measurable and attainable multi-year work plans to improve health outcomes and equity c) develop and manage shared goals to foster collective impact d) manage budgets and subcontracts e) ensure grant deliverables and reporting requirements are met on time. Position requires exceptional communication, organization, and project management skills.  The project manager supervises the HEZ team in their assigned community.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors in related field (social work, community health, public health, health education, etc.) required; masters preferred. Equivalent professional and life experience will be considered in lieu of degree(s).
• Experience delivering community programming, working in collaboration, and managing complex, dynamic projects required.
• Experience managing grants (deliverables and budget)
• Content expertise in Health Equity, including lived experience and/or professional experience in at least one HEZ priority area.
• Project Management Certification (PMP) required withing 6 months of hire.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a team environment, collaborate with partners
• Highly organized and strong interpersonal skills
• Bilingual strongly preferred

Physical Effort/Environment:

• Flexibility to travel locally to meet the needs of the project
• May require climbing several flights of stairs
• General office environment: manual dexterity needed for keyboard work, writing, and phone calls

Work Schedule Demands:

Traditional work schedule (8:30 -5); occasional nights and weekends to meet community needs.

Communication Skills:

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, in English required.
• Ability to relate to community members, elected officials, and organizational leaders and build trusting relationships
• Ability to speak in people first, non-stigmatizing language
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, community members, and partner agencies
• English required, Spanish preferred

Confidentiality of Information:

Must maintain confidentiality at all levels of interaction, some access to clinical and fiscal information. Must use discretion surrounding agency information, inter-agency communications/negotiations, and management issues.

Significant Job Functions:

• Lead steering committee and work group meetings

• Communicate effectively among partners
• Implement initiatives and activities as required by work plan
• Collect data and complete reports as required
• Support grant writing and reporting activities
• Conduct community outreach and engagement activities
• Support workgroup chairs to build a comprehensive workplan with actions that meet the community priorities
• Create & maintain efficient process to complete work and meet funder deadlines
• Manage grant budgets and deliverables for the HEZ and subcontracts through the HEZ, high level communications with community partners and organizations, and some facilities oversight.
• Support community trainings, outreach, and marketing activities related to the HEZ priorities
• Perform effective and efficient communication with funders to meet their expectations and funding guidelines
• Conduct or oversee community needs assessments
•  Other duties as assigned
• Supervise staff and interns as appropriate

Thundermist is dedicated to the goal of building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce committed to caring for patients in a manner that is respectful of cultural difference. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.