Hybrid position. Must live in the Indianapolis area.
Pay: $32.30/hour
In this role you will:
- Provide education and training consultation and technical assistance to local health departments, health care providers, and the public with respect to tuberculosis;
- Lead or coordinate a variety of health education activities hosted by TB control or external partners, including the Annual World TB Day Conference.
- Assist TB Regional Nurse Consultants in training LHD staff on TB and coordinating and disseminating updated training materials.
- Prepare and disseminate written and oral reports, handouts, training documents, the TB newsletter, and presentations that communicate necessary information to internal and external partners.
- Develop resources and toolkits to provide outreach and education to specific partners, including civil surgeons, homeless shelters, primary care providers, and infection control practitioners.
- Conduct educational presentations and/or trainings for a variety of audiences, including local health departments, health care providers, and the general public.
- Engage directly with members of the public at health fairs and other outreach events.
- Serve as the primary liaison with Indiana American Lung Association, Global TB Institute at Rutgers, and CDC regarding education and training activities.
- Participate in writing grants and other funding proposals.
- Assist the TB Prevention & Care Director in planning and implementing ongoing professional development activities for TB Prevention & Care staff.
Requirements:
Bachelor's in public health education, community health education, public health, education, health science, or a behavioral health-related field.
Knowledge of the epidemiology and biology of tuberculosis.