Program Coordinator

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska.

In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

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ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision : Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Summary

Under general direction, coordinates project planning and implementation. Works as a member of a multidisciplinary team and with other stakeholders and partners to successfully plan and execute a project for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Community Health Services and ensures that all tasks are completed on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day management of all activities related to a public health promotion project including project planning, development and implementation.
• Coordinates the project team and external stakeholder, partner agencies and project advisory groups throughout the duration of the project and adheres to the project schedule to ensure timely completion of all project activities and logistics.
• Recognizes behavioral health issues and provides general information to project participants and the community that incorporates that recognition, and if necessary, advocate for participant’s needs and rights.
• Tracks the day-to-day activities required to ensure project tasks are completed on time, successfully, and in a manner consistent with project goals, departmental policies, and / or the funding agency’s terms and conditions, if applicable.
• Coordinates assigned staff in all aspects of the planning, design and implementation of a large scale public health promotion project.
• Manages communication channels between all project partners as well as any advisory groups and committees.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relations with stakeholders, partners and advisory groups and committees to facilitate the implementation of all project goals.
• Works closely with the project manager in the implementation of project scope and objectives as well as in developing project budgets and tracks invoicing as appropriate.
• Assists in the development of detailed work plans, which include clear milestones and assignment of project task responsibilities and schedules, as well as the collection, analysis and reporting of project data and reports findings and outcomes as requested.
• Communicates all of the requirements and commitments (both verbally and in writing) to the project manager, external partners and other ANTHC staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of applicable policies and practices in the healthcare industry.
• Knowledge of customer service concepts and practices.
• Knowledge of hardware and software troubleshooting techniques.
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement procedures, including process improvement, redesign and system designs.
• Knowledge of database applications and system management tools.
• Knowledge and experience in collecting and reporting data.
• Knowledge and experience in organizing and writing reports.
• Knowledge in coordinating training sessions.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in responding to various situations and initiative to follow through.
• Skill in presenting information to small and large groups.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative and effective working relations.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.
• Skill in problem solving database systems, and maintaining multiple databases.
• Skill in integrating concepts into policy and procedures and organization improvement initiatives.
• Skill in working independently.
• Skill in communicating well with both lay and professional staff.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a health related field. Progressively responsible professional / exempt work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.

Minimum Experience Qualification

Non-supervisory Four (4) years of health program or wellness experience. An equivalent combination of relevant education and / or training may be substituted for experience.

Preferred Experience Qualification

Training or experience specific to worksite program is highly preferred, as is experience with implementation of systems change in worksite settings.

Preferred Certification Qualification

According to the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain specific technical certifications and programming language skills.

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