Tobacco Cessation Interventionist

Overview: The Tobacco Cessation Specialist provides tobacco cessation support and advice to inpatients, outpatients, UAMS students and employees, and their family members who wish to discontinue tobacco use.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans.
UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks:

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy.

Salary: Offered commensurate with experienceResponsibilities:Tobacco Cessation Counselling and Follow Up

• Provides individual or group tobacco cessation support and pharmacological advice in accordance with the Centers of Disease Control Tobacco Cessation Guidelines to patients, family members and UAMS staff and students who want to stop tobacco product use.
• Provides regular follow up with (face to face, telephone, My Chart and telehealth, etc) to clients committed to tobacco cessation.
• Responds to client’s phone calls and requests for information within 2 business days.
• Documents all client interactions in patients EMR.
• Maintains and analysis outcome data to identify opportunities for program growth and improvement.
• Explores opportunities for tobacco cessation grant funding and writes and submits proposals.

Improves UAMS and community awareness of Tobacco Cessation opportunities

• Promotes Tobacco Cessation programs to clinics and other groups including face to face outreach, production/display of advertising materials, and other promotional initiatives.
• Promotes Tobacco Cessation efforts of employees at UAMS by regularly engaging with UAMS staff members.

Training

• Provides trainings for clinical staff interfacing with patients who wish to discontinue the use of tobacco products.
  • American Lung Association Freedom From Smoking Facilitator Certification Training
  • Workshops for clinical staff interfacing with patients who smoke
• Provides support to existing and newly trained staff in the everyday provision of the tobacco cessation services through regular communication,including face to face visits.

Professional Development

• Maintain and updates all smoking cessation practices, techniques and developments.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare education or related field OR Four (4) years Tobacco Cessation experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree PLUS one (1) year of Tobacco Cessation Coaching/Counselling Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Grant Writing Experience

This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
UAMS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (501) 686-6432 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).Physical Requirements: Stand: Frequently
Sit: Frequently
Walk: Frequently
Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop, or reach overhead: Never
Lift, push, pull, carry weight: 10 lbs or less
Use hands to touch, handle, or feel: Frequently
Talk: Continuously
Hear: Continuously
Taste or smell: Never
Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously
Physical Environment: Inside Office Environment
Noise Level: Moderate
Visual Requirements: Color discrimination, Depth perception, Far visual acuity, Near visual acuity
Hazards: None