Public Health Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Deliver operational guidance related to public health and healthcare, assisting the operations team in identifying relevant requirements, appropriate agencies, and issues needing clinical or legal review.

• Investigate pertinent federal, state, and local healthcare regulations and public health recommendations, evaluate their operational impacts, and suggest updates to policies, procedures, and workflows.

• Explore grant and funding possibilities, confirm Genesis’s eligibility, and manage application processes, including supporting documents, deadlines, and reporting obligations.

• Track trends in infectious and chronic diseases, community health metrics, and public health alerts to determine needs and propose suitable organizational responses.

• Design and implement health education, disease prevention, wellness, and community health initiatives that align with Genesis’s services and target demographics.

• Assist in the formulation of public health policies, emergency preparedness strategies, and community health interventions alongside the CEO and clinical professionals.

• Cultivate relationships with public health agencies, governmental bodies, nonprofits, schools, advocacy organizations, and other relevant entities.

• Analyze public health and program data, create reports and educational materials, and collaborate with the Healthcare Partnerships Specialist.

• Report to the VP of Operations and collaborate closely with the CEO.

• Create a reference guide detailing relevant agencies, requirements, contacts, and escalation procedures.

• Evaluate operational practices and present a prioritized action plan to address identified gaps.

• Develop a grant pipeline and funding timeline.

• Prepare and coordinate grant submissions alongside program plans, budgets, and necessary documentation.

• Establish documented public health procedures and resources.

• Create community health initiatives that include objectives, milestones, and measures of effectiveness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in a remote startup or similarly dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Availability to offer approximately 30 hours of support weekly.

• Availability for company-wide meetings and collaborative efforts, as required, between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM Pacific Time.

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology, community health, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of three years of experience in public health, healthcare operations, healthcare compliance, community health programming, or a related field.

• Proven experience researching US healthcare regulations, identifying relevant agencies, and converting findings into actionable operational guidance.

• Experience in identifying grant opportunities, evaluating organizational eligibility, and contributing to applications, proposals, or grant reports.

• Experience in interpreting public health, epidemiological, biostatistical, or program data to support recommendations and assess outcomes.

• Experience in developing policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), educational materials, or community health programs.

• Working knowledge of HIPAA privacy and security requirements and the proper handling of confidential patient information.

• Strong skills in research, analysis, communication, project management, and relationship building.

• Ability to differentiate operational guidance from issues that require licensed clinical judgment, legal counsel, or specialist review.

• Preferred: Master’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology, or a related field.

• Preferred: Experience supporting telehealth, primary care, urgent care, or healthcare organizations functioning across multiple states.

• Preferred: Experience in securing grant funding or managing funded programs, encompassing budgets, reporting, and relationships with funders.

• Preferred: Experience collaborating with public health departments, government organizations, nonprofits, or underserved communities.

• Preferred: Experience in emergency preparedness, health education, disease prevention, or community health assessments.

• Preferred: Experience in establishing public health or healthcare compliance processes within a developing organization.

• Preferred: Interest in fostering a long-term relationship with Genesis as the organization expands.

🏝️ Benefits

• Monthly retainer.

• Approximately 10-20 hours per week, depending on need.

• Flexible working hours outside of required meetings and collaboration.

• Fully remote engagement.

• Potential opportunity to transition from a freelance arrangement to W-2 employment as Genesis grows, contingent on business needs and mutual fit.