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Job Description
Job Location: This position will be located at 1125 Fairway Drive, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Why you’ll love this position:
If you enjoy problem solving, working with data and hard facts, providing education to others, building and fostering relationships with internal and external partners, then this is the job for you. The Bureau's mission is to stop the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases by providing vaccines to children, adolescents and adults who cannot pay for them through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Vaccines for Adults (VFA) programs. In this position you will be primarily working with medical providers to assist them in identifying activities and changes in clinic flow that will increase their immunization rates for all populations.- Travel to medical provider offices who are enrolled in the VFC/VFA programs to conduct quality improvement visits.
- Gather immunization data to present at provider visits.
- Conduct indepth discussions with healthcare providers and their staff regarding how their clinic works.
- Educate healthcare providers on strategies to increase immunization rates in their offices for children, adolescents and adults.
- Follow-up with providers after the visit at regular intervals and assist them with questions an challenges in activities to increase immunization rates in their clinic.
Minimum Qualifications:- Strong critical thinking and leadership skills, a high level of commitment and the ability to work as a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, along with the ability to be flexible and work independently with minimal level of supervision.
- Experience in public health and immunizations required.
- A vaild driver's license as extensive travel is required.
- Experience in project/case management is desired.
- Experience in nursing.
- Experience with quality improvement is required.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
Lana Hudanick at 314-982-8260 or lana.hudanick@health.mo.gov -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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