Manager, Lung Health Navigator

The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a Manager, Lung Health Navigator. Working as a member of the HelpLine department, you will join an outstanding group of professionals dedicated to our mission: to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy.

The Manager, Lung Health Navigator will work within American Lung Association grant-funded programs, Pathways to Screening LungXperience and Lung Health Navigator Initiative to improve access to care, reduce lung cancer mortality, and address lung health disparities among our target audience, Location: If near an office location, this role will be hybrid and require a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are also considering remote applicants and encourage candidates in any location in the United States to apply.

Increase awareness, knowledge, and abilities about cancer prevention and screening among the target population. Increase early detection of lung cancer among the target population. Increase access to cancer screening/preventative services by underserved populations. Increase community demand for cancer screening services through one-on-one education utilizing the Lung HelpLine platform. Provide tech-based lung health education (Zoom video and/or telephonically) Reduce structural barriers to increase community access to cancer screening services. Assist with maintaining tracking of screening financial assistance / travel vouchers, when needed. Assist Senior Manager with monthly reporting Assess and develop targeted resources for lung cancer screening referrals in the designated state of Louisiana. Assist with additional states, as needed. Assist Senior Manager and National Director-Lung Cancer Screening, as needed, with content review of all resources created and implemented for the outreach campaigns. Provide information or guidance on all questions regarding chronic lung disease management (telephone, chat, text, email). Assist with development and present educational programs on chronic lung disease (workshops, webinars). Contribute to informational resources on chronic lung disease (blogs, newsletters, online support groups, etc). Participate in course and become certified as a Lung Cancer Patient Navigator; maintain CEU requirement for certification. Assist with co-leading virtual Lung Cancer support groups. Serve as content expert reviewer for public facing patient and caregiver resources. Answer HelpLine incoming calls related to those who are seeking information on lung cancer and lung cancer screening. Cross-train in chronic lung disease initiatives – serve as a key member of the Lung Health Navigators Participate in courses and become certified as an Asthma Educator and COPD Educator and maintain CEU requirement for certification. Complete and maintain documentation in the database for each call – logging message left on voicemail, performing counseling and follow ups on designated calls as appropriate. Maintain licensure in nursing. Follow HelpLine protocol on all responses. Assure all information is collected and entered into the database. Participate as a member of the resource evaluation committee to assure continual updating of resources. Assist in indexing new materials. Be familiar with current lung disease management for purposes of counseling; specifically lung cancer. Become familiar with all issues concerning lung health, tobacco prevention and environmental issues. Coordinate and implement mission related activities. Coordinate, implement and monitor deliverables. Complete reports as assigned. Staff committees and work groups as assigned. Continually seek innovative ALA growth