Newborn Screening Program Community Liaison / Administrative Assistant - Clinical Genetics

Description

Under general supervision of the Program Director (PD) at

the UCLA Area Service Center (ASC) for the California Newborn Screening Program

(NBS), the Newborn Screening Community Liaison (CL) is an Administrative Assistant

responsible for providing patient education, data maintenance and community

outreach. The CL will offer some administrative support and will maintain case

management activities for non-positive NBS results and data verifications.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to participating in

mandated facility site visits and office meetings, overseeing NBS office

inventory, drafting reviewed correspondence and facilitating consultation to

assigned home birth providers based on NBS regulations. The CL will also send

specialty care / CCS referrals, generate reports and analysis using NBS internal

and external databases, verify patient information for accuracy, complete data

entry and will assist in community outreach and educational QI activities

within our ASC region (Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo

Counties). The CL will be responsible for conducting these activities based on the

Program Director's assignment and in collaboration with our ASC or Genetic

Disease Screening Program team members. The CL will develop workflows to ensure

daily / weekly / monthly / annual assignments are organized and coordinated according

to health sensitivity and dedicated timelines. The CL will assist with the

general operating support for our Annual GDSP / All staff meeting and will

disseminate NBS results to pediatric providers upon request.

This is a part-time, limited position that may convert to career.

Salary Range : $26.42 - $37.49 Hourly

Qualifications

Required :

Minimum one year of recent experience in Public Health,

Healthcare or Maternal / Child health.

Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Self-directed with ability to work remote and independently

while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

• Excellent written and oral communication required.
• Experience and comfort running reports and compiling data.

Preferred :

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Education,

Social Work or related science field.

Ability to complete data charts in excel or other

statistical software.

Comfortable with public speaking and organizing priorities

with minimum supervision.

Ability to communicate with and work with clinicians,

families and other state agencies for patient care.

Prior public health or health care experience or knowledge

of maternal child health agencies.

Case management / utilization management, health education

and / or discharge planning experience a plus.

Oral English / Spanish language skills to communicate

effectively verbally and in writing.

Experience handling / completing referrals to state agencies

for pediatric providers and or hospital unit.