Produce Prescription Program Coordinator

Produce Prescription Program Coordinator

MED-ZSFG-DGIM

Full Time

75680BR

Job Summary

The Food Policy, Health & Hunger Research Program, led by Dr. Hilary Seligman of UCSF's Center for Vulnerable Populations, is seeking up to three(3)

Produce Prescription Program Coordinators

that are organized individuals with knowledge of and/or direct experience with produce prescription programs to join their dynamic team in supporting projects related to food and nutrition security and advancing the field of food is medicine. These positions will play a key role in providing high-quality, timely training, technical assistance, and support to the Vouchers 4 Veggies program as well as a large network of other programs and interested parties involved in the operation and evaluation of produce prescription programs.

More specifically, the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (GusNIP NTAE) supports nutrition incentive and produce prescription programs across the country. The NTAE is led by the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition (GSCN) and funded through a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). In partnership with lead partners UCSF and Fair Food Network, GSCN has assembled the Nutrition Incentive Hub, a coalition of evaluators, researchers, practitioners, and grocery and farmers market experts from across the country dedicated to strengthening and uniting the best thinking in the field to increase access to affordable, healthy food for those who need it most.

The Food Policy, Health & Hunger Research Program is responsible for leading all support efforts for GusNIP-funded produce prescription grantees, potential applicants, and the broader field. We are seeking several Produce

Prescription Program Coordinators

to assist with the development and delivery of a comprehensive suite of training and technical assistance activities for produce prescription programs nationally. The specific activities provided will reflect the needs of the growing field, but we anticipate responsibilities to cover the following topics and are looking for individuals with expertise in one or more of these areas:

Produce Prescription Training & Technical Assistance:
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Deliver high-quality, timely training and technical assistance spanning the implementation and evaluation of produce prescription programs to GusNIP audiences as needed across a variety of platforms (webinars, Communities of Practice, Convenings, field visits, and 1:1 support as needed)

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Serve as a Produce Prescription Advisor, providing individualized, tailored technical assistance to a designated set of grantees operating produce prescription programs across diverse settings

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Monitor and respond in a timely manner to grantees' technical assistance requests made through the newly developed integrated system. Support potential applicants with navigating the submission process for GusNIP Produce Prescription grants funded by USDA NIFA

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Prepare resources and materials as needed to assist grantees, potential applicants, and the produce prescription field at large. Examples include updating web-based resources and creating videos, tutorials, briefers, fact sheets, FAQs, and/or best practices documents.
Produce Prescription Technology:

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Provide support to produce prescription program operators around the availability and adoption of available technology platforms
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Support collaborative Hub efforts to identify, explore, and pilot emerging technologies in the produce prescription space, including incentive technologies (electronic debit cards, e-coupons, loyalty cards, etc), customer relationship management software (CRM), and bi-directional communication platforms with healthcare systems.
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Develop and foster relationships with the appropriate public and private partners to advance efforts supporting more streamlined, accessible technologic options for produce prescription operators.
Produce Prescription Healthcare Integration:

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Provide technical assistance and support to produce prescription operators and their healthcare partners around the healthcare-related components of their program operation, such as designing and adopting clinic workflows, measurement of

appropriate healthcare outcomes, measurement of healthcare utilization, assessment of attributed costs, data extraction and sharing processes, as well as how to establish meaningful healthcare partnerships with the appropriate contracts and agreements in place. Support may come in the form of 1:1 technical assistance, group webinars, or the development of written guidance, tools, and/or best practices.
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Monitor and provide guidance around the emerging adoption and insurance coverage of Food is Medicine interventions, such as produce prescription programs, by federal, state, and private health insurers.
These positions require someone who is a skilled team player who can work both independently and collaboratively. The ideal candidate can communicate with empathy and diplomacy. They will have enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the produce prescription model, excitement and experience delivering technical assistance and working with external grantees and partners, solid organizational, communication, and project management skills, and a strong commitment to health and racial equity. This is a great opportunity to make a broad impact across the field, while still accomplishing local impact by working directly with individual produce prescription programs.

***NOTE:

This is a full-time, hybrid position with the expectation of 1-2 days per week on-site at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
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Department Description

The Food Policy, Health & Hunger Research Program, led by Dr. Hilary Seligman, is committed to creating communities where healthy food is affordable and easily accessible by everyone. The Program's research focuses on policies and programs impacting the food environment and food affordability, leveraging Dr. Seligman's roles as Director of the CDC's Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network, Senior Medical Advisor for Feeding America, and partner to the Nutrition Incentive Hub. Since 2015 the team has operated Vouchers 4 Veggies, one of the nation's largest produce prescription programs, utilizing its well-established infrastructure and proven outcomes to conduct policy-relevant research and provide technical expertise to help advance and grow the field of food is medicine through both research and practice. The Food Policy, Health, and Hunger Research Program has been at the forefront of documenting food and nutrition insecurity as major drivers of poor health and of implementing and evaluating programs and policies to address food insecurity as a mechanism to improve health.

The Food Policy, Health, and Hunger Research Program is housed within UCSF's Center for Vulnerable Populations (CVP) and Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). The CVP seeks to develop effective strategies to prevent and treat chronic diseases in communities most at risk, carrying out innovative research dedicated to improving health and reducing disparities through discovery, innovation, policy, advocacy, and community partnerships. DGIM delivers innovative, comprehensive and complex primary medical care to San Francisco's most at-risk and underserved patients; carries out highly impactful translational research focused on generating new knowledge to improve the health of at-risk populations; engages in meaningful policy work focused on reducing health disparities and ensuring access to care; and trains the next generation of physician leaders and researchers in the care of historically marginalized and underserved populations.

The Department of Medicine (DOM), the largest department in the School of Medicine (SOM), has 450 full-time faculty leading top-notch research, clinical, and education programs. The Department has a decentralized organizational structure across four sites (Parnassus, San Francisco General Hospital - SFGH, Veterans Affairs Medical Center - VAMC and Mt. Zion) and approximately 60 divisions. Authority and accountability for the Department rests with the Department Chair who heads the Parnassus and Mt. Zion sites, and also directs the Vice Chairs at the SFGH and VAMC sites.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related area and one or more years of relevant experience and / or equivalent experience / training.
Familiarity and/or experience with produce prescription programs.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, responding to change with agility and flexibility to meet multiple demands.
Demonstrates ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns.
Demonstrates ability to analyze, research and synthesize large amounts of data with strong attention to detail.
Proficient in communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, across a large network of constituents and stakeholder groups
Proficient in ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
Proficient in ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
Proven attention to detail and strong organization skills.
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, responding to change with agility and flexibility to meet multiple demands.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
3-5 years of relevant experience.
Working knowledge of common organization- or research-specific and other computer application programs.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

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Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

007397 PROJECT POLICY ANL 2

Job Category

Professional (Non-Clinical)

Bargaining Unit

99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)

Employee Class

Career

Percentage

100%

Location

Flexible (combination of onsite and remote work), Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG)

Shift

Days

Shift Length

8 Hours

Additional Shift Details

Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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