Job Description
This is a fixed-term role for a one-year period, anticipated to continue through December 2027.
The Lead Community Health Associate (LCHA) conducts direct outreach with designated communities in an effort to provide education and build professional bonds, relationships, and sustainable advisory boards and partnerships. Under the direction of management, the LCHA is responsible for bringing together important
information, resources and evidence-based awareness and screening programs to identified communities. In addition, the LCHA is responsible for data collection when necessary and will represent the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in community settings. The LCHA also collaborates with colleagues and experts to conduct trainings in
the community. This position will provide feedback to the director(s), principal investigators, clinicians and researchers, and administrators on community priorities, needs and barriers on a regular basis to help catalyze the development of research projects and needed community programs.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Develops and manages relationships with key community organizations, stakeholders , including developing and managing a partnership data-base and documenting key interactions.
- Oversees education programs at the neighborhood-level, in particular managing program within catchment area areas identified as prioritized by leadership, increasing reach and numbers of community members and partners based on targets established.
- Develops, manages and evaluates partnerships within the designated geographic areas and develops innovative approaches to scale up efforts to reach all parts of the catchment area.
- Oversees the community outreach/partnership process for community grants program and manages progress for specific grants throughout the year.
- Supporting collaborative community-based research studies with investigators and providing regular input.
- Conducts presentations as related to education for the community, including train the trainer and support media events within institution guidelines.
- Supervises, volunteers/community health workers and other designated staff.
- Conducts evaluations of specific projects and collecting appropriate data.
- Social media content development and supporting dissemination of public health information.
- Digital assets/digital library development and management.
- Develops and tests education materials and messages. This includes design, production, and dissemination of collateral marketing materials (letters, brochures, and flyers) and tool kits per institutional guidelines by obtaining approvals.
- Works with Director to develop promotional plans for the community.
- Implements strategic initiatives within the community as designated by leadership
Cancer Institute – Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Establishes relationships with Federally Qualified Health Centers to increase cancer screening and support recruitment for cancer clinical trials.
- Partners with the Director to establish and maintain a formal Latino/Latinx Community Advisory Board (CAB) or support a general CAB.
- Supports collaborative, community-based research studies with investigators and provides ongoing input.
- Participates in research faculty meetings, providing input on the development of grant proposals and pilot research projects.
Qualifications
This is an exciting opportunity to work with diverse communities, with a focus on community-based educational workshop facilitation, partnership development, and patient navigation.
- Fixed-Term: 1 year
Schedule: This position offers a hybrid work arrangement with an onsite requirement of once per week, with the remaining schedule worked remotely based on departmental needs.
REQUIRED
- High School Diploma/GED
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health, Social Science, or a related field
- 3 years of experience in a community health setting
- 5 years of experience with established relationships in community outreach with Latinx and African American populations
- Established relationships with local community clinics, school districts, and community health/public health organizations
- Experience organizing large-scale community events
- Bilingual Spanish-speaking
PREFERRED
- Master’s Degree in Public Health or Community Health.
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)