Working Title
Vaccine Ambassador - Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved (NACU)
Department
School of Nursing
Compensation Title
Vaccine Ambassador
Position Number
30027828
Position Status
Grant
Work Schedule
8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hours per Week
37.5
Months per Year
12
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Northern Kentucky University ( NKU ) seeks excellence by enriching its educational environment and culture through the diversity of its administration, faculty, and staff and by embracing inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of its work. NKU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We encourage applications by members of diverse groups and by persons with a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity and experience in achieving goals relative to inclusive excellence. Our vision is that NKU will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse learners for economic and social mobility. We will do this while promoting a culture of excellence, acting with integrity, fostering a community of belonging, working with creativity and innovation, and maintaining a climate of collegiality. In your role, you will be expected to ensure that students who interact with you have a high-quality experience that supports the vision of the institution.
Purpose of Position
The Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved’s ( NACU ) mission is to improve the health of the underserved of Northern Kentucky by reducing health disparities. Due to the health disparities that exist, it is important to provide greater equity and access to vaccination education, outreach, and community engagement.
The overall aim of the Kentucky Department for Public Health grant project “Promoting Immunizations in the Underserved Populations of NKY Through NACU” is to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the project using CDC’s “partnering for Vaccine Equity” program.
The immunization team will consist of two registered nurses (part-time), one community health worker/vaccine ambassador (full time) plus 50% of an existing NACU RN’s time to implement the plan. The immunization outreach workplan is required.
Primary Responsibilities
• Assist Immunization Outreach RN in assessing the NKY community for possible immunization outreach opportunities for the underserved population of Boone, Campbell, Kenton, and Grant counties.
• Assist Immunization Outreach RN in assessing NKY community partners willing to collaborate on outreach events for the project.
• Assist Immunization Outreach RN in hosting weekly immunization events throughout NKY in collaboration with community partners.
• Provide weekly educational campaigns to increase immunization awareness through NACU clinics and community events.
• Attend assigned immunization training through national, state ( KDPH ), and local Northern Kentucky Health Department trainings.
• Assist in ordering supplies for outreach events through assigned NKU staff, keep track of inventory, immunization supply, retrieving supplies from NKU campus and delivering supplies to all NACU sites.
• Provide clerical support to the Immunization Outreach team, as assigned, using the Kentucky Immunization Reporting System and other appropriate systems.
• Assist in developing marketing material for outreach events in person, online, and through social media to mitigate vaccine misinformation.
• Assist in completing monthly documentation of outreach activities per grant requirements.
• Create a database for tracking outreach events and community partners.
Qualifications Minimum Education
High School Diploma
Preferred Education Minimum Experience
2 years
Salary
Minimum $20.67
Pay Grade
S69
Requisition Number
2024S2014
Job Open Date
04/10/2024
Job Close Date Open Until Filled
No
Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/13834
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