Date Posted: 10/18/2024
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 473078
Job Title: Project Specialist
Job Location: Cranston, RI, USA, 02920
Work Model: Hybrid
Shift: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (30 hours/week)
Employment Type: Temporary
Estimated Duration (In months): 10
Min Hourly Rate($): 35.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 38.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Data Collection, Healthcare, MS Excel, MS Word, Project Management, Public Health, Research
Job Description
***Only qualified Project Specialist candidates located near the Cranston, RI area to be considered due to the position requiring an occasional onsite presence***
Education Required:
• Master’s Degree in a community healthcare field
Skills Required:
• Knowledge of healthcare needs of culturally diverse populations
• Knowledge of the needs of migrating populations
• Research experience
• Experience using research databases
• Ability to work with Excel, Word
• Excellent organizational skills
The person filling this Project Specialist position will collect data and information to assess the capacity of the health care sector to serve newcomer populations.
Project Specialist Responsibilities:
• Create an assessment tool to collect data and information from health care providers about their capacity to provide treatment to newcomer populations. “Newcomer populations” is defined as those people who are newly arrived in Rhode Island with one of the many immigration statuses (e.g., Refugee, Temporary Protected Status, Humanitarian Parolees, Asylees, Asylum-Seekers) and those without status.
• Work with the team who are updating an inventory of health care in the state to gain data and information from the inventory project relevant to this Health Systems Capacity Project.
• Distribute the assessment tool to health care providers in Rhode Island and collect the data and information returned.
• Using research of comparable approaches, consultation with RIDOH, and interviews with providers known to be expert in treating newcomers, develop a tool to assess the capacity of health care providers to treat newcomers.
• Research and choose a digital database platform that can be used in collecting data and information from healthcare providers and in analyzing that data.
• Use the tool to assess as many health care providers as possible through July 2025.
• Meet regularly and as needed with department staff to report progress and to plan action steps.
• From the data and information gained, draft a document identifying strengths and gaps in the health care landscape in Rhode Island.
Working remotely but able to meet in person with the department staff and people and organizations necessary to achieve the goals of the position. - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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