Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

TITLE:  Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

 REPORTS TO:  Director, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

 SUMMARY:  The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) is seeking a Manager to provide primary support for all aspects of its grant-funded childhood obesity prevention initiatives addressing clinical and community integration, quality improvement, and continuing medical education. The Manager is responsible for meeting grant objectives; developing and managing continuing medical  education (CME) and quality improvement (QI) activities; identifying continued funding sources to sustain projects and writing grants; assisting with project evaluation; maintaining a database of physical activity and nutrition programs and other resources; and supporting project marketing and communications. Additionally, the Manager conducts recruitment and outreach activities to physicians, medical clinics, and partner organizations, staffs project and ICAAP committees, provides technical assistance to physicians, and writes reports, articles, and other project-related materials. Some local travel is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Master’s degree in public health, or in other health-related field, is preferred and three or more years of work experience is required. The position also requires strong written communication skills and previous project and/or grants management experience with a medical or public health organization. Experience working in a community health clinic and professional writing experience is desired. Specific knowledge of care coordination and related software, quality improvement, childhood obesity, or other child health issues, is a plus. Applicants must have the ability to multi-task on several projects, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and familiarity or willingness to learn WordPress and learning management software.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates must submit a separate cover letter and resume to Mary Elsner, Director, Obesity Prevention Initiatives. Please reply to jobs@illinoisaap.com with your name and Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives in the subject line. Please also include your name in your document titles.

Benefits:  ICAAP offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, car sharing membership, 401K with a match, a generous vacation policy and a flexible work environment.

Compensation: $40,000 to $45,000

For more information on ICAAP, visit www.illinoisaap.org.

Start Date:  By November 30, 2015

Application Deadline:  November 15, 2015

Education Requirement:  Master’s Degree in Public Health

Job Functions:  Public health, project management, writing and editing, quality improvement, health and medical, care coordination, technology

PART-TIME DATA ASSISTANT

Health Disparities & Public Policy

The Health Disparities and Public Policy (HDPP) Research Group is part of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a part-time, temporary position for approximately 20 hours a week (flexible daytime, week day hours between 9AM-6PM).  This position can also serve as a paid internship for qualified students

Under the direction and guidance of the Data Supervisor, this position involves cleaning of complex survey data using STATA programming language - reviewing data input for accuracy, addressing skip patterns, coding, and other information.

QUALIFICATIONS

·         STATA statistical software (preferred) or intermediate skills with other comparable statistical programming software (SAS, SPSS, R, STATA, etc…)

·         2 years of college or more

·         Excellent documentation skills and habits

·         Experience working with survey data a plus

·         Detail-oriented, responsible, punctual, and collegial

 

For consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to healthdisparities@northwestern.edu with “Data Assistant” noted in the subject line.  If there is interest in your candidacy, we will contact you.

 

Under the direction of Dr. Linda Teplin, HDPP studies the health needs and outcomes of those who have been involved in the criminal justice systems.  We focus on gender and race/ethnicity, examining the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders; disparities in risk and protective factors associated with psychiatric disorders; related outcomes such as social role attainment and recidivism; and HIV/AIDS.  

 

The program’s current study is the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a large-scale, federally-funded, longitudinal investigation of mental health needs and outcomes of 1829 delinquent youth, enrolled between 1995 and 1998.

 

 

PART-TIME DATA ASSISTANT

Health Disparities & Public Policy

                                               

The Health Disparities and Public Policy (HDPP) Research Group is part of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a part-time, temporary position for approximately 20 hours a week (flexible daytime, week day hours between 9AM-6PM).  This position can also serve as a paid internship for qualified students

Under the direction and guidance of the Data Supervisor, this position involves cleaning of complex survey data using STATA programming language - reviewing data input for accuracy, addressing skip patterns, coding, and other information.

QUALIFICATIONS

·         STATA statistical software (preferred) or intermediate skills with other comparable statistical programming software (SAS, SPSS, R, STATA, etc…)

·         2 years of college or more

·         Excellent documentation skills and habits

·         Experience working with survey data a plus

·         Detail-oriented, responsible, punctual, and collegial

For consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to healthdisparities@northwestern.edu with “Data Assistant” noted in the subject line.  If there is interest in your candidacy, we will contact you.

Under the direction of Dr. Linda Teplin, HDPP studies the health needs and outcomes of those who have been involved in the criminal justice systems.  We focus on gender and race/ethnicity, examining the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders; disparities in risk and protective factors associated with psychiatric disorders; related outcomes such as social role attainment and recidivism; and HIV/AIDS.  

The program’s current study is the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a large-scale, federally-funded, longitudinal investigation of mental health needs and outcomes of 1829 delinquent youth, enrolled between 1995 and 1998.

Management Synergistics, Inc.: Internship Program

Management Synergistics, Inc., a for profit management consulting firm, is seeking an intern to assist the CEO with various health department projects. The ideal candidate will be a master’s student (PhD students preferred) with a degree in public health or related field, have experience and knowledge of HIV/AIDS planning, governance, program implementation and evaluation.

Interns for MSI will be paid $20/hour for their time and have the opportunity to work with the CEO and assist in performing a variety of daily tasks (working primarily from home), such as: traditional office work, keeping files and maintaining their organization; survey monkey development, data collection and analysis; conduct research; writing and editing reports; aiding in preparing memos or other presentation materials (i.e., PowerPoint presentations) for the CEO.

Interns are expected to work independently in completion of assigned tasks and work for and with the CEO in an efficient and organized fashion. Ideal intern candidates should possess the following qualities and skill sets:

• Basic understanding of local and state governance processes and systems

• Passion for public health service and commitment to working for the HIV/AIDS affected population

• Ability to forge and sustain solid professional, working relationships with MSI’s CEO and its clients

• Strong interpersonal communication skills as well as office administration and internet research capabilities

• Ability to attend public health committee meetings and prepare meeting minutes

• Willingness and ability to take direction from CEO and cooperate with clients

• Excellent typing and writing skills

• Proficiency in computer programs essential to office operation and management, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Adaptability and flexibility (i.e., the internship constitutes an average of anywhere from 5 to 10 hours per week or as needed)

• Ability to think quickly and critically

• Above all, a desire to learn and strong work ethic

All interested, qualified parties should send a resume for the MSI Internship Program

to champmc773@yahoo.com or contact (773) 744‐8884 for more information.

Research Specialist

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois is seeking a full-time Visiting Research Specialist position. 

This position will collaborate with the PI and researchers to execute and maintain a federally-funded research project on patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the emergency department (ED).  The randomized clinical trial will assess the effect of a patient empowerment tool and a Post-Acute Care Hypertension Transition Clinic on blood pressure control for a high-risk ED population.

The Research Specialist will oversee the day-to-day elements of the project.  He/she will implement and maintain a program tracking system for participant recruitment and data collection, and manage undergraduate student research assistants.  The position will be responsible for monitoring project development on an ongoing basis and propose and implement changes as needed.  Additionally, the position will maintain IRB documentation and budgetary elements of the project.

Bilingual applicants with experience in project management are encouraged to apply!

To apply, please visit the link below:
https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=57081&job=visiting-research-specialist

Manager of the Maternal and Infant Mortality Initiative Position

EverThrive Illinois works to improve the health of women, children, and families over the lifespan through community engagement, partnerships, policy analysis, education, and advocacy. EverThrive IL provides leadership to five initiatives: Child and Adolescent Health, Health Care Reform, Immunization, Healthy Lifestyles, and Maternal and Infant Mortality.

The Manager of the Maternal and Infant Mortality Initiative is a new position that will coordinate the Campaign to Save Our Mothers and Babies (CSOMB), The Illinois Premature Infant Health Network (IPIHN) and the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Family Council projects, as well as support the Executive Director's work with the Collaborative Innovation Improvement Network (COIIN). This position will report to the Associate Director.

For more information visit their website at: http://www.everthriveil.org/about/jobs-internships

Central Indiana Vector-borne Epidemiologist

The ISDH Zoonotic and Vector-borne Disease Division is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as the Central Indiana Vector-borne Epidemiologist. This individual will act as the ISDH representative for vector-borne disease surveillance, education and vector control consultation for a 33 county area in the central third of the state. This position will be open until October 28, 2015. For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Bryan Price at bprice@isdh.in.gov

The job listing may be found at:  http://www.in.gov/spd/careers/

Executive Director Search - Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston

Housing Options is seeking an accomplished, committed leader who will work closely with the Board of Directors, and will have strategic and operational responsibility for Housing Options’ staff, programs, and execution of its mission. The position’s major areas of focus are overall management; strategic planning; growth and development/fundraising; and, representation of the agency and our services to the community. The Executive Director provides leadership and supervision for all senior staff and managers.

Housing Options is a CARF-accredited, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community behavioral health organization. We offer affordable behavioral health services; residential services and supports; and, work programs for adults recovering from chronic mental illnesses. All programs and services are integrated to provide our participants the support they need to recover and attain wellness and reclaim his or her life in the community.

The position profile is available at: http://housingopt.org/employment-opportunities/.

APPLICATION. Send cover letter and resume to: hsngopt.edapp@gmail.com.  Please put “<Your Name> application” in your email subject line

No calls please. 

DEADLINE:  Monday, November 2 at 5:00p