Public Health Specialist I - Esrd - Remote

Job Details
Summary
An exciting opportunity is available now for those interested in improving the quality of care for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. The Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on improving health equity for ESRD patients. Public Health Specialist will assist with multiple activities within the End-Stage Renal Disease National Coordinating Center (ESRD NCC) to advance health equity, reducing health disparities, and fostering community engagement, including but not limited to, health promotion, health services research, and data analysis. The position will be mentored by NCC staff, and participate in various learning opportunities (e.g., trainings, webinars, workshop) related to health equity and social determinants of health. The position will engage with national stakeholders, and community organizations that serve a wide range of at-risk populations. In addition, the Public Health Specialist will provide relevant briefings, lead meetings, and present during webinars, as well as interact with HSAG staff working in a variety of projects.
Essential Competencies, Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist CMS in advancing health equity in the kidney community including, but not limited to specific meetings, trainings, and events.
• Support current ESRD NCC health equity activities.
• Design effective social media health promoting campaign to reach wider patient populations, especially with tailored culturally-center health promotion messages.
• Conduct literature reviews and web-based searches focused on health equity, including how social determinants of health affect patients with end-stage renal disease.
• Conduct and document literature reviews related to health equity in kidney disease, including identification of evidence-based strategies and best practices to address inequities.
• Support the development of training materials to assist ESRD Networks in reducing health disparities.
• Conduct literature review to identify relevant health equity measures for assessing equity gaps in the kidney community.
• Support the identification of relevant interventions and programs to address social determinants of health.
• Support the development of project deliverables, including reports, presentation, and data visualization related to health equity analysis.
• Perform ad hoc research and analyses as required.

Compensation: 68000 - 85000 DOE
Job Requirements:
Education and/or Experience

• Master's degree in Public Health, healthcare administration, health informatics, health sciences, or a related social science with emphasis on the healthcare-related research
• One to three years of experience in healthcare research and conducting literature review to support public policy, or equivalent experience as part of the educational curriculum.

Other Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Word; other MS Office applications a plus
• Excellent organizational skills for capturing and tracking information
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Ability to interact with a dispersed team across multiple office and remote locations

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to revise the position or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs requiring non-regular work hours, or technological developments).
HSAG is an EEO Employer of Veterans protected under Section 4212.
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