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About Us We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview The Community Relations Department is seeking an experienced Hispanic Community Advocate to join their team. Responsibilities Assists the Director and Event Coordinator in coordinating and implementing community outreach programs with appropriate hospital administrative and medical department heads; works with Marketing and Communications to develop marketing strategies to promote Maimonides Health services to the Hispanic Community Assists Director to design and implement policies and protocols that service the Hispanic Community in collaboration with medical and administrative departments. Acts as liaison with hospital medical and administrative departments to provide a continuity of care, both for outpatient specialty referrals and inpatient care to the Hispanic Community. Assists as needed with the coordination of interpretation requests, Spanish information phone line coverage, and visitation of Hispanic inpatients. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Adheres to the Medical Center's policy on Conflict of Interest, which includes completion of a Conflict of Interest Certificate on an annual basis. Coordinates and executes all Hispanic Community Outreach, Special Projects, Conferences and Meetings, including the scheduling and preparation of minutes when required Schedules and manages the schedule of events, including scheduling speakers, booking rooms and venues, making catering arrangements, securing collateral and giveaways. Develops new strategies in collaborating and expanding into new communities. Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with customer service expectations Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s Degree in health-related field preferred. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in developing and implementing human services and healthcare policies and procedures, and/or experience in community relations. Skills: Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to use word-processing, spreadsheet and data base computer programs. Good interpersonal skills. Good organizational skills. Ability to speak in front of large crowds if necessary. Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of Spanish language required. Pay Range USD $63,000.00 - USD $70,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest. #J-18808-Ljbffr Maimonides Medical Center

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