Diabetes & Obesity Program Assistant

Diabetes & Obesity Program Assistant

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Coastal Bend Health Education Center Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Victoria, Texas Job Type Staff

Job Description

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

The Diabetes & Obesity Program Assistant provides standard program and participant support. Assists in the coordination of Diabetes & Obesity Population Health Program activities, including onsite support at program locations, outreach events, classes, workshops, and community sites.

Salary: $18.20 hourly

Location:

If offered this position, your primary work location will be Hallettsville, TX, Cuero, TX, or Port Lavaca, TX. Some travel to surrounding program locations will be required.

Travel:
This position may require up to 20% or more of travel.

Schedule:

This position may require work beyond normal office hours and on weekends.

Responsibilities:

Patient Services Navigation

• Provides culturally appropriate, non-clinical support, navigation, and follow-up to participants and families.
• Collects and records assigned participant biometric measures, including A1c, cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI, body fat percentage, weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference, in accordance with training and approved protocols.
• Educate participants about program services, appointments, materials, Wellness Center resources, and tracking logs; set up follow-up expectations.
• Encourage participant engagement, goal setting, and adherence to individualized plans and provider recommendations.
• Identify barriers to participation and connect participants to appropriate healthcare, social, community, Wellness Center, or Medication Assistance Program resources.
• Assists participants with scheduling appointments, completing forms or applications, accessing services, and reviewing program logs.
• Communicates participant needs, barriers, biometric information, and concerns to relevant program or clinical staff and refers clinical questions to licensed providers or diabetes education professionals.

Program Coordination & Participant Support

• Assists with coordination of Diabetes & Obesity Population Health Project activities, including onsite support at program locations, outreach events, classes, workshops, and community sites.
• Supports referral, enrollment, onboarding, participant tracking, and non-clinical care coordination workflows.
• Serves as a program contact for participants, providers, clinic staff, Wellness Center staff, and community partners.
• Coordinates communication among CBHEC, hospital, clinic, Wellness Center, healthcare, and community partners.
• Provides appointment reminders and document participant outreach, contacts, and follow-up attempts.
• Distributes participant kits, educational materials, forms, logs, and other program resources.

Program Administration & Documentation

• Prepare program correspondence, reports, presentations, forms, participant communications, meeting materials, and other documents.
• Maintains program files, databases, referral records, enrollment records, contact logs, biometric records, kit distribution records, Wellness Center referral logs, and other documentation.
• Collects and organizes program data for quarterly reports, project evaluation, partner updates, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Supports project monitoring by identifying operational issues, documentation gaps, workflow needs, participation challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate logistics for program meetings, agendas, minutes, travel, outreach events, classes, workshops, Wellness Center activities, and related events.
• Maintains inventory of participant kits, educational materials, tracking logs, supplies, and other resources.
• Supports updates to program workflows, procedures, resource lists, forms, and participant materials as directed.
• Maintains confidentiality and comply with applicable HIPAA, privacy, security, infection control,…