INJURY PREVENTION COORDINATOR at Tsehootsooi… · Fort…

Closing Date: July 06, 2026 @ 4:00 P.M. (MST)

Salary Range: $26.13 - $32.14/hour

**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE**

**RESUMES AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for creating, recruiting, and assembling an Injury Prevention Task Force, in collaboration with the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Coordinator, Public Health Nursing Director, and the Director of Wellness and Fitness to address elder falls.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with tribal leadership, organizational leadership, FDIHB departments, community program partners, and task force members.
• Develop defined purpose, goals, operational logistics (format of meetings, voting, etc.), objectives, scope, benchmark, and necessary protocols, policy, communication plan, and membership for the Injury Prevention Task Force.
• Facilitate task force meetings, monitor attendance and events, observe activities and report results to the Health Promotion Disease Prevention Coordinator.
• Develop a sustainability plan, in conjunction with the Injury Prevention Task Force, to ensure the grant program continues after the grant period has ended.
• Attend and obtain a master certification in an evidence-based practice within one year of the training, and facilitate trainings to FDIHB staff and community partners to be taught to community members.
• Coordinate with FDIHB trained facilitators and program partners to schedule evidence based classes in the community.
• Travel periodically to communities and other functions to facilitate classes, attend tribal injury prevention initiatives, and observe program activities, as needed.
• Establish and maintain a folder on FDIHB’s share drive to store program information, data for evaluation, and program results.
• Work with the Wellness Department to collect, summarize, and report participant assessment data.
• Develop a robust marketing campaign in collaboration with the Marketing team to spread prevention awareness and recruit participants for the grant-funded program through printed and social media platforms.
• Develop and maintain an evaluation plan for project data collection including baseline, timeline, outcomes and monitor progress periodically.
• Generate a data collection plan for program evaluation and create necessary tools, i.e., surveys.
• Participate in all required funder conference calls, in-person meetings, trainings, and/or site visits.
• Responsible for the preparation of the TIPCAP federal grant application and continuation applications.
• Responsible for submitting required timely progress reports.
• Comply with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and attend training to ensure ethical compliance for administering the grant.
• Monitor, approve, reconcile, and review all grant expenditures and ensure costs adhere to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• Confirm with the FDIHB Finance team the grant budgets entered into the accounting system reflects terms outlined in the Notice of Award.
• Assists the Finance team in preparing for internal and external audits.
• Oversee the transition of programmatic changes and inform supervisor and funder, as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Three (3) years of direct work experience in healthcare and/or prevention.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences or related field or equivalent experience.

Please email current certificate of Indian blood (CIB), valid insurable driver’s license, high school diploma and college degree or transcripts to Loren.Begay@fdihb.org

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE

FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.