Community Outreach Coordinator Rn

Community Outreach Coordinator RN

Location:

Edison, New Jersey. Requisition #2026‑176666. Shift: Day. Status:
Full Time with Benefits.

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help patients live better, healthier lives and support one another and our community. Our culture is rooted in connection and collaboration. Together, we advance our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Implement assigned outreach activities according to the community outreach plan. Ensure all logistics related to health screenings, health fairs, education programs and special events are completed in a timely, efficient and accurate manner.
• Represent the Community Outreach department on boards, coalitions and committees that are strategically aligned with the community benefit plan. Participate on appropriate committees and boards as directed by the Manager. Report and communicate meeting information and follow‑up items to the department as needed.
• Identify and maintain relationships with key community contacts who share the mission for improving health within the Hackensack Meridian Health communities we serve and that support the Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Plan.
• Coordinate nursing and health promotion services based upon community need. Assess and identify populations at risk.
• Accurately collect and input data into outreach database or other system on a regular basis as directed. Submit monthly management reports summarizing outreach activities and outcomes. Provide program attendance, event summary and evaluation forms for events per protocol.
• Coordinate with nurses, health educators, community members, physicians and other hospital network employees in the scheduling of health‑related activities. Organize and schedule other health and medical professionals to present health education and screening programs.
• Gather and share community/public health information on assigned territories. Keep current with trends in public/community health needs.
• Communicate effectively with health professionals, community members and organizations.
• Support the research process and utilize the information to support evidence‑based care. Actively seek opportunities to incorporate new scientific findings into education programs and/or clinical practice units in the area of expertise.
• Independently develop and evaluate a personal continuing education and professional development plan.
• Provide orientation and in‑service for new nursing staff.
• Refer individuals whose screening results fall outside normal parameters to their primary care physicians, appropriate health‑care providers or the Hackensack Meridian Health physician referral line.
• Identify socioeconomic conditions that relate to or affect general health and well‑being and make referrals to appropriate agencies. Interpret available services and communicate them effectively.
• Administer social determinant of health (SDOH) surveys to community members at appropriate events and make referrals via Now Pow as needed.
• Provide health promotion services in a variety of settings which requires lifting and moving equipment, tables, chairs as well as walking, bending, standing and stair climbing.
• Successfully complete yearly department competencies as assigned. Complete Health Stream modules on time as assigned.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• Graduation from a School of Nursing approved by the NJ State Board of Nursing.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years nursing experience.
• Willing and able to travel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Bilingual.
• Previous community health experience.

• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse's license.
• Maintains a current driver's license from a U.S. state.
• Annual CPR…