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Job Summary

Under the general plans, organizes and develops the Injury Prevention Program at Denver Health in areas such as violence prevention for sexual assault, teen dating violence, recreational injuries, older adult falls, and other primary prevention areas identified by the data. Participates in designing, planning and implementing formal and informal primary prevention programs, activities, events, trainings, and policies based on community and hospital needs and data. Participates in researching and identifying opportunities and initiates contact in the community, among local partners, and with internal stakeholders. Participates in performance improvement activities that benefit primary prevention and the trauma program. Implements and coordinates the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program.

Essential Functions:

• Utilizes key sources of injury prevention and SBIRT data at the national, state, and community level for the use in program planning and development efforts. (20%)
• Designs and implements strategies that reflect knowledge, skills, and best practices in all identified trauma topic area(s) (15%)
• Implements and coordinates SBIRT program (10%)
• Prepares information, documents/education materials to effectively communicate information about the care of the injured patient (10%)
• Completes formative, impact, and outcome evaluation measures as established for project/intervention (15%)
• Formally shared trauma program and outreach information for community/state audiences. (15%)
• Monitors key components of the program budget and effectively proposes cost effective solutions to program spending. (5%)
• Contributes to the development of proposals for funding. (10%)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Public Health Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience with grant writing Required
• 1-3 years of experience working with adults, children, and community groups. Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and negotiating skills. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Able to multitask. high level of energy and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Self-motivated and able to work independently and as a member of a team. Ability to plan and prioritize workload and meet deadlines. Ability to establish strong working relationships with all division teams in management.
• Skill required.
• Ability required.
• Excellent skills with Microsoft office program products. Display
• Computer skills preferred.

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Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Outstanding benefits

• Education opportunities

• Shared leadership and advancement opportunity

• State-of-the-art facilities

• Immediate retirement plan matching

• Professional clinical advancement program

• Participation in evidence-based projects

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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