#177

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:28:32 -0500
From: "Michaela Conley, MA" <michaela@HPCAREER.NET>
Subject: Paid Ad: Health Advocate/Nurse Case Manager, S. CA

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*Health Advocate/Nurse Case Manager *
*Work Place Health Management Program*
*Southern. **California***

WorkCare seeks a qualified registered nurse to provide health advocacy services and case management supervision at a large, self-insured employer site. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in wellness and health education, as well as clinical experience as a nurse case manager. Candidate will understand and apply principles of preventative health and serve as an advocate for the employee for both occupational and non-occupational injuries/illnesses. The manager will report directly to Clinical Director at WorkCare.

This is a workplace health management program with interrelated, integrated, health advocacy and case management components designed to work together. Health advocacy and education responsibilities include:
Health Advocacy

· Provides education to improve employees' knowledge about their
health and self-care and enhance their understanding of the treatment plan and the health care process.
· Design and implement systems to review, evaluate, and analyze
employee workforce physical health in relationship to work environment; design programs to control, eliminate, and prevent work-related injury and disability through promoting healthy living and lifestyles.
· Plan, direct, or coordinate medically approved health
improvement programs for employees who are at high risk.
· Plan, organize, direct and participate in personal risk
coaching to assist employees initially seeking help, provide follow up coaching and interventions to accomplish and maintain improvement.
· Promote healthy living and lifestyle changes for obesity,
strength & muscle weakness, and habitual use of cigarettes or substances that interfere with job performance; focus on relevant risk factors to enforce safety of individuals.
· Motivate improvement in health and work behaviors through
education and personal awareness building activities.
· Train health-safety staff "Train the Trainers" on integration
of health promotion and health protection.
· Provide the personal support and guidance needed to facilitate
employees' through the "stages of behavior change", help them integrate and maintain improvements in personal health and work behaviors into the work environment and prevent further injury related problems.
· Provide employee intervention/follow-up after the annual
health screenings, return to work exams and post-offer exams.
· Develop on-going metrics for employee health.
· Case Management
· Experience with case management is required and/or relevant
experience in disability management related to occupational injuries, workers compensation, and short & long-term disability. Program supervision requires sound clinical judgment to support certified case managers and the ability to perform the following:
· Oversight of day-to-day operations; manage staff and
evaluation of their caseloads, interventions and outcomes of employees participating in the care coordination program.
· On-going development and revision of the case management
program, policies and protocols.
· Leadership in identifying areas for improvement with solutions
for enhancing employee health.
· Management of staff credentialing and job performance review
process.
· Analysis of solution development for situations that might
expose the employer client to legal liability and/or indicative of poor quality health care.
· Operational responsibility for maintaining program contract
compliance
· Participate as needed in the analysis of aggregate case data
and satisfaction survey results on a monthly and quarterly basis.
· Provide day-to-day quality assurance oversight for case
management performance review and meet required deliverables in collaboration with client staff and Director of Clinical Services.
· Knowledge/Certifications
· Health Advocacy
· Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual
differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and recommendations for lifestyle changes.
· Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for
developing exercise plans, implementing behavioral changes, and counseling and guidance.
· Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and
training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
· Case Management
· Knowledge of evidence-based guidelines (i.e. ACOEM, MDA, ODG);
best practices that require early intervention and the setting of realistic expectations for disability duration, return-to-work, and return to functionality.
· Must maintain Case Management Certification (CMC) and/or have
similar related credentials to obtain CMC within six months.

Please send resumes to: Dani Newman
Email: dnewman@workcare.com <mailto:dnewman@workcare.com>
Fax: 714-922-1028

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#178

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:54:57 -0500
From: Blakely Pomietto <bpomietto@SOPHE.ORG>
Subject: SOPHE Heads to Boston! April 13-16, 2005

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The SOPHE 2005 Midyear Scientific Conference in Boston is only weeks away!
Early Bird Pre-registration ends Thursday, March 11. Final Pre-registration deadline is March 25.

"Health Education and Behavioral Medicine Working Together: A Marathon, Not a Sprint" is taking place April 13-16 in Boston, Massachusetts at the Marriot Copley Place Hotel. Visit the SOPHE website to access the preliminary conference program and registration information, <http://www.sophe.org/> www.sophe.org .



* LODGING: A block of rooms have been reserved just for SOPHE members. The rates, available until March 24th, are $199 for single occupancy and $219 for double occupancy. Make room reservations by calling 1-800-228-9290 or directly (617) 236-5800.

* REGISTRATION: Early bird registration is available until March 11th and pre-registration is until March 25.

* JOINT SOPHE-SBM DAY: SOPHE is pleased to partner with the Society of Behavioral Medicine for a joint day of conference session opportunities on Friday, April 15. Select from among 22 concurrent and plenary sessions.

* PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: Choose from an array of skill-building workshops that include: CDCynergy, Out of the Box Career Coaching, Using the Community Toolbox to Support Community-Based Participatory Research, LGBT Health in the 21st Century.

* CONFERENCE FACULTY: Come to Boston and hear from: David Abrams, PhD, John Allegrante, PhD, Eugenia Eng, PhD, Vincent Francisco, PhD, Aranthan Jones, MPH, Michelle Kegler, DrPH, Kenneth McLeroy, PhD, Bobby Milstein, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD, Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD, CHES, Kathleen Roe, DrPH, DeWitt Webster, PhD, Peter Briss, MD, MPH, Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, Larry Cohen, MSW, Patricia Crawford, DrPH, Mary Guinan, MD, Marjorie Gutman, PhD, Richard Killingsworth, MPH, Laura Leviton, PhD, Ray Moynihan and many others!

* SPECIAL EVENTS: Early Riser Concurrent Session on Saturday, April 16; Silent Auction throughout the conference, Lunch Chats Networking on Friday, April 15, Meeting Mentor Program, Exhibits, Job Resource Center, Wellness Challenge, Discover Boston Trolley Tour.





Blakely

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Blakely R. Pomietto, MPH

Manager, Education and Technology Outreach

Society for Public Health Education

750 First Street, NE Suite 910

Washington, DC 20002

Ph: 202.408.9804

Fax: 202.408.9815

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SAVE THE DATE!

SOPHE 2005 Midyear Scientific Conference

"Health Education & Behavioral Medicine Working Together: A Marathon, Not a Sprint"

April 13-16, 2005

Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston, MA

Ask ME about exhibit opportunities!




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#179

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:44:09 -0500
From: "Michaela Conley, MA" <michaela@HPCAREER.NET>
Subject: Paid Ad: Program Manager in Central New Jersey

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*/Great opportunity in worksite health promotion in /**/Central New
Jersey/**/!/**//*

*Program Manager *
*Whitehouse Station**, **NJ** *

MediFit Corporate Services Inc. is a national, award-winning consulting and management firm that specializes in the design and delivery of worksite health promotion, fitness management and rehabilitation services. We currently have an opportunity for an Account Manager, located in Whitehouse Station, NJ.

*Core Responsibilities:*
. Work with clients, resources and staff to ensure maximum
opportunity for achieving and documenting outcomes from MediFit initiatives resulting in strategic recommendations; ensure SOP compliance
. Manage client relations, ensure all contract deliverables and
financial objectives are met, and maintain regular communication with site medical directors and health promotion nurses
. Work with MediFit Health Promotion to assist in the development of
an integrated model utilizing all available resources
. Overall management of site operation budgets and client profit plan
. Oversee the physical therapy contract deliverables and work with
provider to supply outcomes data
. Overall management of staff, including staffing, training, mentoring
and evaluating (13 FT and also part- time staff, with 3 direct reports); promote and facilitate a team environment
. Oversee on-going customer satisfaction research and improvement
opportunities

*Qualifications:
*. BS in health related field, MS/MA, MBA preferred . 5-7 years industry experience, with 3-5 years supervisory experience . Excellent demonstrated skills in leadership, budgeting and financial reporting . Strong interpersonal skills . Knowledge of content areas . Computer proficiency (word, excel, power point) . Professional Certification CHES, AFAA,ACE, ACSM,NSCA preferred . CPR/AED/First Aid required

*CONTACT:
*Medifit Corporate Services
Attn. Human Resources Department
Job Code: hpc308
hr@medifit.com <mailto:hr@medifit.com>


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#180

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 17:17:06 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: AAHE conference

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Greetings HEDIRites.

For those of you who will be attending AAHE in Chicago (April 12-16) I want to mention two outstanding presentations are scheduled.

Michael Young, the University of Arkansas, is the AAHE Scholar of the Year and will be speaking Friday afternoon-2:30 ish. He was selected from an outstanding number of applicants. Many of you know that Michael has done some great research on sexuality education programs.

In addition, Elbert Glover, West Virginia U, is the Alliance Scholar of the Year. This is particularly impressive since there's probably only been 4 health educators who have been selected as the Alliance Scholar. His presentation is Thursday afternoon 12:30 and will focus on his tobacco research. As many of you know, Elbert is one of the premier authorities on tobacco addiction and cessation. He also has about 500,000 articles on the topic (ok, maybe not that many). If you want to know what's happening on the cutting edge of tobacco he's the man.

If you want to see what's happening, go to http://aahperd.confex.com/aahperd/2005/finalprogram/index.html and you can type in a particular word or person to see when they're talking. OR, better yet, go to http://aahperd.confex.com/aahperd/2005/finalprogram/AAHE.htm to see what programs are being offered within AAHE. In addition, Illinois SOPHE and Illinois School Health Association have been working with AAHE to provide an overview of local health education initiatives.

Finally, I have consulted with the authorities in the State and have been promised by them that we will have spectacular weather.
(and no, I'm not being paid by AAHE to promote this.:-) I would love to see a great turnout for both of our scholars.

Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB
Professor, Health Education
www.kittle.siu.edu
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FAX: 618.453.1829
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