Rural Health Career Advisor

Under the supervision of the College of Health and Human Services Director of Career and Professional Success, the Rural Health Career Advisor is a grant-funded position designed to support undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni across the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) in exploring and pursuing careers across a broad range of health professions in rural regions of New Hampshire. 

The advisor provides individualized guidance and pathway development support to help students identify health career options, gain relevant experiential learning opportunities, and successfully prepare for admission to graduate, professional, certification, and licensure programs.
The position works collaboratively with faculty, alumni, healthcare partners, and community organizations to create opportunities that increase awareness of health professions careers, strengthen student preparation, and support workforce development goals.

Duties/Responsibilities

Student Advising (60%)

• Meet individually and in group settings with students and alumni interested in health professions careers.

• Assist students in exploring health-related career pathways and licensed and certified health professions.

• Guide students in assessing their interests, strengths, values, and professional goals and connecting them to appropriate academic and career pathways.

• Advise students on prerequisite coursework, experiential learning opportunities, and preparation for graduate and professional school admission.

• Support students in identifying and securing internships, clinical experiences, volunteer opportunities, job shadowing, research experiences, and community engagement activities relevant to health professions.

• Assist students with developing competitive applications for graduate and professional programs, including personal statements, resumes, interview preparation, and application strategies.

• Help students develop individualized action plans that support progression toward professional certification, licensure, and advanced educational attainment.

• Maintain records of advising activities and student outcomes in accordance with grant requirements.

Pathway and Program Development (25%)

• Develop and deliver workshops, seminars, classroom presentations, and educational programming focused on health professions exploration and readiness.

• Support events that connect students with health professionals, alumni, employers, graduate programs, and professional associations.

• Organize networking events, panel discussions, career exploration programs, and graduate/professional school information sessions.

• Collaborate with academic departments and student support offices to develop health professions pathway programming.

• Create resources and educational materials that support student awareness of health careers and post-baccalaureate educational opportunities.

• Collect and report program data and outcomes required by funding agencies and institutional leadership.

Partnership Relations (15%)

• Develop and maintain relationships with academic partners beyond the University System of New Hampshire.

• Develop and maintain relationships with healthcare organizations, employers, professional associations, graduate and professional schools, and community partners.

• Collaborate with faculty and academic advisors to support student development and pathway planning.

• Engage alumni and healthcare professionals as mentors, guest speakers, and networking contacts for students.

• Assist with tracking partner engagement, student participation, and program outcomes through university databases and reporting systems.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, public health, education, counseling, social sciences, student affairs, healthcare administration, or a related field.

• Experience in academic advising, career advising, student support services, healthcare workforce development, health professions education, or a related field.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, healthcare professionals, community partners, and diverse student populations.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Experience using technology platforms and databases to support student success and program tracking.

 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Organizational skills and the ability to follow directions.

• Demonstrated interest, ability and/or experience promoting cultural competency, universal accessibility, and/or diversity.

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

• Flexible and able to adapt to a dynamic environment based on changing policies, procedures and clinical needs.

• Able to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in counseling, higher education, public health, health professions education, student affairs, or a related field.

• Knowledge of pathways to graduate, professional, certification, and licensure-based health professions.

• Experience supporting students through graduate or professional school admissions processes.

• Experience with student success technologies, CRM systems, data tracking, and grant reporting.

• Experience coordinating events and stakeholder engagement activities.

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

$41,890.00 - $74,390.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Durham