Health Career Navigator - Temporary Pool

MSU Denver invites applications for temporary health career navigator (HCN) positions. This ongoing posting is used to create a pool of qualified, interested candidates whom we may contact as temporary HCN needs arise.

MSU Denver periodically has temporary employment opportunities for health career navigator roles. Temporary employees are assigned to the health institute to handle special projects, to fill in while positions are vacant, or to cover for employees who are temporarily out. MSU Denver accepts applicants for temporary opportunities on a rolling basis although the availability of assignments varies throughout the year as needs arise.

As the University has openings, those candidates whose background and experience appear to match the requirements most closely will be contacted for an interview; otherwise, you may not receive communication regarding your application.

About the University

Established in 1965, Metropolitan State University (MSU Denver) was founded to serve students who were underrepresented in higher education whose life paths and experiences did not fit the traditional mold. Sixty years later, the University continues to serve over 16,000 of Colorado's extraordinary and diverse students, providing them with the foundation on which to build their unique aspirations. As the third largest public institution of higher education in Colorado, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students.

Proud of its federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado, the University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, and career and life success.

Position Summary

Temporary Health Career Navigators work with the Healthcare Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) in the MSU Denver Gina and Frank Day Health Institute. Health Career Navigators (HCN) work with a diverse student population to prepare them for jobs in the Colorado health workforce. These students are seeking a degree in one of our Health Institute departments and receive training in culturally diverse patient-centered care.

MSU Denver's Gina and Frank Day Health Institute is housed in the College of Health and Human Sciences. The programs will empower diverse undergraduate students who come from underrepresented economic and educational backgrounds to succeed in our pre-health/allied health programs.

Health Career Navigators report to the Associate Director of the Health Institute. These positions recruit, advise, provide resources, coordinate service, deliver programming, and coordinate with external partners for students majoring in health fields.

Responsibilities

Student Support Services (50%)

• Help students develop a plan to enter the workforce through life design advising
• Coordinate, implement, and provide services to ensure success of students enrolled in health scholars programs
• Provide case management and develop individualized plans to meet the educational goals of students enrolled in health scholars programs
• Prepare and disseminate information on career opportunities to incoming and current health scholar students
• Serve as a direct liaison between external partners/organizations and health scholar students
• Assess students' interests and abilities and match them with external opportunities, agencies, and mentors
• Provide resources to students to increase retention and graduation rates
• Grade all assignments submitted by health scholar students, and assign a corresponding grade for the completion of

Recruitment (Seasonal - Varies by HCN)

• Conduct appropriate outreach to recruit students into the health scholars programs
• Develop relationships and work collaboratively with community colleges to facilitate seamless transfer of students into MSU Denver
• Coordinate special events and activities for HCOP students and students interested in health-related careers

Program Development (50%)

• Lead curriculum development, management, and delivery via the health scholars classes
• Partner with external health agencies, organizations, and businesses to create referral system and pipeline for health scholar students
• Recruit mentors and coordinate with external partners to mentor students
• Develop, provide support for, and attend program related and campus events
• Support academic conference presentations
• Support internal and external stakeholder meetings
• Plan and implement
• Provide additional support for the Health Institute as needed
• Assist with the data collection, record keeping, and writing/program evaluation necessary to maintain grant complicate
• Assist with the writing and renewal of Health Institute grants
• Assist with Health Institute event planning and…