Community Health Specialist

Position Summary:

The Community Health Specialist will play a key role in expanding the reach and accessibility of the products and tools related to the Association's Rural Health initiative designated with each state. This position works with the state Community Health Manager and is responsible for identifying, engaging, and onboarding local organizations, health care providers, public health organizations, community health workers, individuals and health systems, including community health centers, rural health clinics, hospitals, and specialty practices to ensure smooth access and adoption of the key resources and tools towards the deliverables of the state specific initiative. Working with other local and state Association staff, the Specialist will guide providers through program onboarding, connect users to training, answer questions, and support ongoing participation of any number of initiatives and services across brain health, care navigation services and supports and workforce enhancement. They will share updates and insights on program performance, impact, and opportunities for improvement as well as support reporting structures. Through proactive communication and support, the Specialist will help seamlessly integrate the rural health initiatives into users processes and supports to enhance dementia care services in rural settings.

This position is grant funded.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, strengthen, and sustain relationships with rural local health providers, consumers and systems in close collaboration with other local and state teams including the state Community Health Manager to ensure coordinated outreach and avoid duplication of efforts
• Engage in, and report outreach activities, provider engagement, onboarding progress, and activity to internal and external teams on partnership status, impact metrics, trends, challenges, and opportunities for program growth.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as needed to advance the goals of the referral program and the broader rural health strategy including administrative and reporting supports.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to plan, implement and assess a course of action and delivery of results. Comfortable collaborating with internal and external teams, to coordinate outreach and share insights, contacts, and strategy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging individuals, community groups, clinicians, administrators, and leaders.
• Understanding of clinical workflows across primary care, hospital, and multi‑specialty settings, with the ability to integrate referral pathways into existing processes. Familiarity with EHR environments and provider operations.
• Ability to work with clarity, patience, and consistent follow‑through, answering questions, resolving challenges, and supporting smooth adoption of rural health initiatives with strong service orientation and responsiveness.
• Comfort working with Excel, CRM systems, or other tracking platforms.
• Skilled at interpreting data and providing insightful updates to internal teams and leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple provider relationships, onboarding projects, and timelines simultaneously. Strong attention to detail and follow‑ Skilled at setting priorities and managing a structured outreach plan.

Qualifications/Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Public Health, Health Administration, Social Work, Nursing, Health Administration, Social Work, Nursing, Public Policy, or a related healthcare or human services field.
• 3-5 years of experience

Title: Community Health Specialist

Position Location: Remote/ GA Based

Full Time 37.5 hours / Grant Funded

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 506 Exempt, The Alzheimers Association's good faith expectation salary range for this role is between $63,000.00-$73,000.00

Reports To: Community Health Manager

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimers and all other dementia- by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Alzheimer's Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research - our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer's Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer's and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer's, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why weve been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimers Association, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity - meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's and dementia.

The Alzheimer's Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all communities in our full mission. The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law, including, but not limited to, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan. Please click HERE for more information.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.