Salary Range -  $48,500 - $50,500/year

Fulltime Position - 40 hours/week

ELIGIBLE FOR FULL BENEFITS

For over 40 years, The Cooperative has been at the forefront of developing innovative strategies in maternal and child health care. We work to improve the region’s health by educating communities, advocating for system improvements, and engaging with stakeholders. The Cooperative is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) coalition of healthcare professionals and consumers licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health as the maternal and child health consortium serving the seven counties of South Jersey.

The Cooperative is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage all qualified candidates to apply for employment with our agency without regard to abilities, age, race, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio economic status, educational levels, military/veteran status, or any other characteristics.

Disclaimer:

This job description does not encompass all duties and is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, or tasks. However, it provides a general overview of the job expectations.

The Cooperative offers a competitive benefit package:

* Medical, Dental, Life Insurance

* Id Theft & Legal Services

* Pet Insurance

* Critical Illness and Accident Plan

* AAA Membership Assistance

* Generous Paid Time Off

* 10 Paid Holidays

* Staff Development

* Tuition Reimbursement

* Employee Assistance Program

* Flexible Spending Account

* Dependent Care Account

* 401K – The Cooperative contributes 4% after one year of work anniversary

Biggest Perk - Generous PTO and 4% contribution to the 401K after one year of work anniversary. 

General Summary:

The NJIIS QI and Training Specialist is responsible for training new users, developing user training tools, overseeing user management needs and troubleshooting data collection problem areas for programs and partners. Supports stakeholders with ensuring accurate vaccine data entry, maintaining data quality, and complying with state immunization requirements. This individual performs quality checks of data sets and training on new components as assigned, while increasing The Cooperative’s capacity in promoting provider engagement, training, and consumer enrollment in NJIIS.

Essential Functions: 

Serve as a liaison for the NJIIS training program to professional community. * Engage pediatric clinical providers via informative lunch and learns. * Provide presentations to NJIIS stakeholders, such as school nurses and pediatric providers. * Represent NJIIS at community and professional events, such as conferences. * Promote the state-funded vaccine access program. * Inform Chief Clinical Officer of opportunities for further engagement and education. * Contribute to The Cooperative’s commitment to equity and continuous quality improvement that aligns with the agency’s mission, goals, and advancement. * Effectively cross-collaborate with agency staff, leaders, and board members to foster a comprehensive approach of information sharing, working committees, and collective representation. * Routinely disseminate relevant information, presentations, training, and learning opportunities for internal program and agency staff. * When applicable, will participate in relevant staff development opportunities (trainings, summits, conferences, etc.) to increase skill development, elevate program goals, and engage staff members with timely key learnings. * Responsible for training in data collection/analysis and report design for agency staff and board members. * Travels to off-site locations to collect data, provide training and support when necessary. * Develops, maintains and distributes training materials for proprietary systems. * Assist providers office staff with NJIIS access and usage support.  * Completes periodic progress reports to NJ DOH as required. * Performs Quality Assurance checks on data set on assigned schedule. * Trains users from all partner organizations on the function of data set and reports as required. * Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.  * Performs other duties as assigned by Chief Clinical Officer. 

• Associates degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Health educator experience strongly desired. 
• Experience with electronic health records and medical data entry.
• Knowledge of immunization schedules and vaccine documentation.
• Proficiency with MS Office programs including Excel and Access.
• Understanding of statistics. 
• Ability to adapt to changing computer technology and work with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license, car and current insurance policy.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to see to read documents and hear well enough to communicate with others
• Must be able to write, type on a computer, and use a telephone
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
• Additional requirements to be determined with input from Director and HR

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

Travels regularly to sites where traffic, weather, and other environmental concerns may be encountered; otherwise works in a climate-controlled professional office environment generally free from hazards and other adverse working conditions; position is eligible for full-time work from home status