Public Health Research Education Training Coord
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90079, USA
Listed on 2026-02-03
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Healthcare
Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Community Health, Health Promotion
Overview
Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Women's Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of human kindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems.
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One Community. One Mission. One California
Responsibilities
The individual joins a multi-disciplinary staff of health care and service providers, researchers, and public health and community experts to coordinate the day-to-day activities related to conducting training workshops and webinars for Welcome Baby program staff and their affiliated home visitation programs for high-risk mothers.
Welcome Baby is a voluntary program including both hospital and home-based visits offered to pregnant and postpartum women residing in Los Angeles County. This program aims to assist families to maximize the health, safety, and security of new babies, build strong parent-child relationships, and facilitate access to support and services when needed. Welcome Baby is implemented through agencies across Los Angeles County and funded by First 5 LA.
This work will include working closely with the Senior Public Health Research Associate to develop and coordinate training workshops, webinars, and conference calls. Requires the ability to exchange information, answer questions, and offer guidance either face-to-face, through written correspondence, online, or via the telephone with individuals inside and outside the organization on a continual basis.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years work experience in providing public health or community education.
- Masters in Public Health, Maternal and Child Health focus, Health Behavior/Health Education, Behavioral Science, Infant Child Development, Nursing, or similar field preferred.
- Coursework in maternal and child health education, Behavioral Science, Infant/Child development nursing, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge and direct experience with providing training to multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural groups.
- Experience in managing and evaluating projects.
- Ability to speak publicly and effectively to diverse groups of community members and health care professionals.
- Creativity and flexibility in developing approaches, problem-solving, and working on a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural team.
- Ability to work with time constraints.
- Skilled in applying principles of adult and experiential learning.
- Requires excellent computer skills with programs such as MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Requires tact and some persuasion beyond the levels of courtesy and politeness required for all jobs.
- Requires the ability to function independently in a community setting.
- Bilingual English/Spanish speaking skills preferred.
- Fire Safety card within 90 days of hire.
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