Program Coordinator, Magoon Institute (PRN)

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

General Summary:

This role plays a key role in supporting the editorial peer review and publication processes of the Journal of Health Advocacy (JHA) ensuring the production of high-quality ethically sound academic content. Working closely with the Managing Editor and editorial team this role assists with manuscript review and revision peer review coordination author communication digital media development and engagement with editorial and advisory boards. The Program Coordinator is an editorial assistant contributing to journal strategy outreach website optimization and operational support helping to strengthen JHAs visibility credibility and impact as a leading academic journal.

The Journal of Health Advocacy is a is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes health advocacy research scholarship and perspectives focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals communities and populations through the dissemination of knowledge resources and ideas that can be used to help individuals thrive. JHA is housed within the Patrick M. Magoon Institute of Healthy Communities at Lurie Childrens.

The Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities serves as the hub for all community-focused initiatives at Lurie Childrens. The Magoon Institute is responsible for aligning the Medical Centers clinical research education and advocacy expertise with community engagement while supporting people programs and partnerships that advance community health and health equity. This team provides engagement opportunities for employees physicians and trainees and leads the development and execution of Lurie Childrens Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy. The Magoon Institute partners with clinical public health and community

Job Functions:

• Collaborate with internal and external partners including community leaders healthcare professionals researchers and public health practitioners to identify health priorities and develop community health and engagement strategies.

• Coordinate the planning development implementation and evaluation of community health and engagement initiatives programs and events within the Magoon Institute under the guidance of senior staff and manager keeping in mind community priorities community health strategies and organizational mission.

• Act as contact for Lurie Childrens with community partners residents and marginalized populations across Chicago neighborhoods particularly those disproportionately affected by health inequities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations schools libraries parks places of worship businesses and service providers.

• Support coordination of community and city-wide convenings trainings and workshops as well as assisting with action planning ensuring diverse representations from various backgrounds and lived experience.

• Coordinate program logistics track project expenditures facilitate meetings and events and maintain project materials and documentation to ensure timely and budget-conscious deliverables.

• Prepare regular status reports on project progress outcomes and impact.

• Support administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings booking conference rooms/space making copies preparing meeting supplies taking notes and compiling key takeaways decisions and action items.

• Assist in the development and implementation of communications marketing and/or social media efforts for specific community health and engagement initiatives and education including the delivery of presentations to various audiences.

• Support program evaluation through data collection gathering participant feedback and monitoring outputs and outcomes to measure effectiveness and demonstrate impact.

• Assist in facilitating connections between Lurie Childrens healthcare providers and community partners to ensure access to health education and resources for children and families. Engage Lurie Childrens leaders employees physicians and trainees in community health efforts.

• Assist in grant and philanthropic applications and reporting to funders as well as fundraising efforts under the guidance of senior staff manager and dept leadership.

• Facilitate trainings provide support and assist with human resource processes for program assistants students interns and volunteers.

• Attend and contribute to regular check-ins with leadership managers staff and collaborators and attend team and department meetings.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Pay Range

At Lurie Childrens we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity reflecting individual contributions experience and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions.In addition to base salary Lurie Childrens offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees leadership incentivesfor select roles health and retirement benefits and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation consult your recruiter or click the followinglink to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Childrens facilities

• Discount purchasing program

Theres a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Childrens we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds skills and viewpoints recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly appreciate differences and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Childrens and its affiliatesare equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion national origin ancestry age disability marital status pregnancy protected veteran status order of protection status protected genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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