Careers - Optimum Care Foundation

Job Summary

The Health Equity Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing initiatives to promote health equity and positive health outcomes for the Oklahoma marginalized and refugee communities. This person will develop organizational goals and objectives to address, reeducate, and eliminate racial health disparities and inequities. The Health Equity Coordinator will assist in the design and coordination of organizational changes to enhance activities related to the elimination of health disparities and inequities. The person in this position will serve as a resource for the organization and the community on matters of health equity while also participating in partnerships and coalitions that address public health related issues.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Research, identify, develop, and evaluate health equity models; make recommendations to advance health equity strategic objectives and reduce health disparities in the community. Acts as an influencer and subject matter expert on health equity, social determinants of health, and cultural diversity and inclusion.
Partner with Optimum Care and physicians from Optimum Care to provide necessary medical assistance (vaccinations, treatments…) to the marginalized community of Oklahoma in a culturally sensitive manner.
Collaborate with leadership on existing and new public health programs to improve health outcomes for communities experiencing disparate health impacts.
Develop partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to build health equity capacity across the state.
Assist in the development of the Community Health Needs Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan and other program planning efforts to ensure diversity, inclusion, and health equity within program models.
Research, identify, and secure available federal, state, local and private grant funding sources to ensure adequate programmatic support.
Develop and facilitate training on social determinants of health, barriers to care, disparate healthcare impacts, healthy equity, and cultural diversity and inclusion to promote health improvement strategies.