Health Education Program Coordinator - Emily Couric Cancer Center

At UVA Health
, we are committed to transforming health and inspiring hope through exceptional patient care, education, and innovation. The Emily Couric Cancer Center is seeking a passionate, creative, and collaborative Health Education Program Coordinator to help shape how cancer patients and their families access, understand, and engage with critical support resources throughout their care journey.

This is more than a program coordination role. It is an opportunity to build, enhance, and innovate patient education and engagement strategies for a nationally recognized cancer program. The successful candidate will play a key role in connecting patients and families with resources that support them from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, and end‑of‑life care.

You will join the Oncology Service Line, a highly motivated, patient-focused team dedicated to delivering exceptional cancer care and support services. The team operates in a fast-paced environment, maintains high standards, and is deeply committed to improving the patient and family experience.

As patient volumes continue to grow and patient engagement evolves, this position offers a unique opportunity to help design new approaches that meet the changing needs of cancer patients and caregivers.

The Health Education Program Coordinator serves as a vital link between clinical services and cancer patients and families. This position leads efforts to increase awareness and utilization of support services through strategic communication, education programming, digital engagement, and patient‑centered resource development.

The coordinator will help patients navigate available resources while partnering with clinicians and operational leaders to ensure support services are effectively communicated and accessible throughout the cancer care continuum.

• Develop and implement patient education and awareness initiatives.
• Create brochures, flyers, digital content, and other educational materials.
• Support social media and digital engagement efforts.
• Promote available oncology support services to patients and families.
• Collaborate across clinical and operational teams to improve patient communication strategies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and enhanced patient engagement.
• Help design innovative approaches to patient navigation and survivorship education.
• Evaluate and improve how patients learn about and access available resources.

• Nutrition Services
• Social Work
• Spiritual Care
• Exercise and Wellness
• Survivorship Programs
• Caregiver Support
• End‑of‑Life Resources
• Additional supportive oncology services

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience.

• Five to seven years of proven success in building programs via an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience in oncology, healthcare, or public health.
• Experience developing educational or communication programs.
• Experience working within a complex or highly matrixed organization.
• Strong digital communication and content development skills.
• Social media engagement experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Passionate about improving the patient and family experience.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Skilled at building relationships and influencing without direct authority.
• Creative, innovative, and solutions‑oriented.
• Able to balance strategy with hands‑on execution.
• Motivated by meaningful work that directly impacts patients facing cancer.