Advertising Summary: The Community Health Educator will
integrate seamlessly into the Massey COE education, screening and
navigation team. The Community Health Educator will have the
opportunity to contribute to highly meaningful work helping to
identify those who need cancer screening and supporting people to
access the screening care.
Unit: Massey Comprehensive Cancer Ctr MBU
Department: Massey Central Admin
Mission: To reduce the state cancer burden for all Virginians by addressing the confluence between biological, social, and policy drivers through high-impact, cutting-edge research; person-centered care across the continuum, from prevention through survivorship; community integration; and training the next generation of community-centric researchers and healthcare professionals
Vision: To be a premier community-focused cancer center leading the nation in cancer health equity research and ensuring optimal health outcomes for all
Why Richmond?
Duties & Responsibilities:
Under the administrative supervision of the Director of Operations for Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center’s (MCCC) Community Outreach and Engagement (COE), the incumbent, helps clients and communities increase cancer awareness, knowledge, cancer screening and connections to follow up care. The Williamsburg and Gloucester Cancer Community Health Educator (CHE) will help organize and coordinate community events, provide cancer education, and help community members determine if they are eligible for cancer screening (with a specific focus on colorectal and prostate cancer). The Cancer CHE will help community members access cancer screening and will follow up on positive screening tests to connect community members to local healthcare settings for diagnostic follow up. MCC COE will support the Cancer CHE to increase community access to clinical and social support services. Additional focus areas for cancer education include, but are not limited to, smoking cessation, cancer risk reduction and early detection.
The Cancer CHE will be part of a mobile team providing in-person, and telephone- and computer-based cancer education for community members in pre-determined areas of Williamsburg and Gloucester. The incumbent’s familiarity with Williamsburg and Gloucester will work with MCC COE data resources to determine the geographic areas with the heaviest burden of cancer and the highest need for these services. The incumbent will work with other CHE’s in a mobile cancer resource unit, as well as a mobile phlebotomy team, to promote awareness of and deliver cancer screening activities at community events in Williamsburg and Gloucester.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
Unit: Massey Comprehensive Cancer Ctr MBU
Department: Massey Central Admin
Mission: To reduce the state cancer burden for all Virginians by addressing the confluence between biological, social, and policy drivers through high-impact, cutting-edge research; person-centered care across the continuum, from prevention through survivorship; community integration; and training the next generation of community-centric researchers and healthcare professionals
Vision: To be a premier community-focused cancer center leading the nation in cancer health equity research and ensuring optimal health outcomes for all
Why Richmond?
Duties & Responsibilities:
Under the administrative supervision of the Director of Operations for Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center’s (MCCC) Community Outreach and Engagement (COE), the incumbent, helps clients and communities increase cancer awareness, knowledge, cancer screening and connections to follow up care. The Williamsburg and Gloucester Cancer Community Health Educator (CHE) will help organize and coordinate community events, provide cancer education, and help community members determine if they are eligible for cancer screening (with a specific focus on colorectal and prostate cancer). The Cancer CHE will help community members access cancer screening and will follow up on positive screening tests to connect community members to local healthcare settings for diagnostic follow up. MCC COE will support the Cancer CHE to increase community access to clinical and social support services. Additional focus areas for cancer education include, but are not limited to, smoking cessation, cancer risk reduction and early detection.
The Cancer CHE will be part of a mobile team providing in-person, and telephone- and computer-based cancer education for community members in pre-determined areas of Williamsburg and Gloucester. The incumbent’s familiarity with Williamsburg and Gloucester will work with MCC COE data resources to determine the geographic areas with the heaviest burden of cancer and the highest need for these services. The incumbent will work with other CHE’s in a mobile cancer resource unit, as well as a mobile phlebotomy team, to promote awareness of and deliver cancer screening activities at community events in Williamsburg and Gloucester.
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Co-lead a mobile team of credible messengers, traveling around
Williamsburg and Gloucester in a small Massey on the Move van
to
- Identify appropriate locations for cancer health promotion
events
- Identify appropriate locations for cancer health promotion
events