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Issue Brief: The Climate Crisis and Its Impact on Farmworkers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Issue brief prepared for FJ’s Environmental Justice Symposium (May 17th and 18th, 2022) addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on farmworkers in the areas of heat stress, pesticide exposure, food security, and water access. More Details...

Issue Brief: The Impact of Language on Health Care Accessibility (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue briefs informs service providers about policies and recommendations to promote language access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients. More Details...

It’s Hot and It’s Dangerous! A Webinar for Community Health Workers to Learn about Heat Related-Illness and How to Help Prevent It.: To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing this webinar, you must: Complete the Participant Evaluation associated with this webinar (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This workshop will help community health workers recognize and prevent heat-related illness among at-risk workers. Case studies will show how to recognize the symptoms and health effects of heat-related illness. Participants in this workshop will receive resources for preventing heat-related illness. More Details...

Job Description for Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for an Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Administrative Director of TFI, the Associate Director for Informatics and Data Services is responsible for the overall direction and daily management of the Data Center and Informatics team. He/She has responsibility for the development and maintenance of databases related to research projects in TFI. He/She supervises the collection, standardization and reporting of all data for program and service development, strategic planning and continuous quality improvement for Fenway Health clinical operations. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Applications Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Applications Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Associate Director for Health Informatics and Data Services, the CPS analyst (1) plans all CPS related activities and (2) coordinates and collaborates with other departments on CPS-related projects. The CPS Analyst’s main goal is to ensure that both CPS and its third party software integrations remain maximally functional and secure. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Applications Support Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Applications Support Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Clinical Applications Manager, the Fenway Health Clinical Applications Support Specialist (1) assists with CPS related activities and (2) coordinates and collaborates with other departments on CPS-related projects. The Support Specialist’s main goal is to ensure that both CPS and its third party software integrations remain maximally functional and secure. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Data Project Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Data Project Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Manager of Health Informatics, the Clinical Data Project Manager assumes the major responsibility for the operation and implementation of multiple clinical data projects and uses this leadership role to collaborate with others and develop new projects. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Data Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Data Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Health Informatics Manager, the Clinical Data Specialist provides data management support and statistical analyses for research studies and evaluations conducted in the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Data Management Assistant: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Data Management Assistant in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Health Informatics Specialist, assists in managing data for current projects in the department, in collaboration with the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Data Team Research Assistant: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Data Team Research Assistant in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Project Manager, the Research Assistant assists in the performance of current research studies and projects in the department, in collaboration with the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Health Informatics Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Health Informatics Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Health Informatics Manager provides programming and data management support for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Health Informatics Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Health Informatics Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Health Informatics Manager, the Health Informatics Specialist provides data management support and statistical analyses for projects conducted at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Health IT/QI Project Director: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Project Director in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Project Director assumes the major responsibility for the operation and implementation of multiple research projects and uses this leadership role to collaborate and develop new research projects. More Details...

Job Description for Junior Programmer/Analyst: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Junior Programmer/Analyst in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Junior Programmer/Analyst provides programming and data management for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Senior Programmer/Analyst: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Senior Programmer/Analyst in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Senior Programmer/Analyst provides programming and data management for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Function Decision Tree: A Matrix of Skills and Job Descriptions for Health IT Staff (2016). Resource Type: Template. Description: The following document is intended to assist health center staff create new job descriptions and/or modify existing job descriptions to more clearly incorporate Health IT and quality-related responsibilities. The matrix provides responsibilities across three categories of roles: Medical Leadership, Quality, and Health IT. It differentiates these responsibilities based on typical job functions (e.g., Quality Improvement, Compliance, Meaningful Use). More Details...

Job Postings: A template for Human Resources and Hiring Managers (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The following resource provides links to organizations that include job postings for Health IT and Quality jobs. This may be helpful to those both seeking employment or simply looking to learn more about the field and the kinds of positions that are available. The following resource provides links to organizations that include job postings for Health IT and Quality jobs. This may be helpful to those both seeking employment or simply looking to learn more about the field and the kinds of positions that are available. Job titles are not standard across the industry so perusing the various job openings will give a sense of the types of functions people perform in the Health IT/Quality area. In addition, employers may post openings on many of these sites. More Details...

Joint Commission BPHC Strategies to Keep Health Center Employees Engaged (2018). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Research shows that health care organizations that routinely assess and achieve high employee satisfaction scores, have these 3 important factors: 1) leadership support, 2) a culture of open communication and 3) employee empowerment and initiative in providing the best possible care to patients. Combined, these factors result in job satisfaction and retention, increased self-confidence, better job performance, effective team relationships, and ultimately enhances the workplace environment and improves quality of care provided to patients. This webinar will provide an overview of these key factors and will discuss strategies to create an organizational culture of open communication, leadership, engagement and will include tips and tools to administer and assess staff satisfaction surveys on an on-going basis. Recommendations will be made regarding strategies for successful implementation of systems, practices, training, etc., with the ultimate outcome of improving staff engagement. More Details...

June 2021 Telehealth Office Hour (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: NACHC offers monthly Telehealth Office Hours for health center, PCA, and HCCN staff who have questions or want to share information about telehealth related policy and operational activities. In addition to updates and Q&A, each session will focus on a specific topic of concern. More Details...

Juntas de los centros de salud: beneficios de los centros de salud (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This short document, available in English and Spanish, discusses the benefits of the health center board model. More Details...