Full-Time
Population Health Intervention Specialist Registered Nurse
Updated on 8/2/2026
University Health
1,001-5,000 employees
Academic health system with teaching hospitals
No salary listed
Kansas City, MO, USA
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- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.
- A current Missouri Registered Nurse license in good standing is required.
- Five or more years of experience in population health, community health, chronic disease management, care coordination, program management, or a related healthcare setting is required.
- Strong understanding of population health, public health principles, health equity, and social drivers of health is required.
- Experience providing patient education, health coaching, motivational interviewing, and interdisciplinary care coordination is required.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills are required.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and community partnerships independently are required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and healthcare documentation systems is required.
- The ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for community outreach and engagement activities is required.
- Lead evidence-based chronic disease prevention and self-management programs focused on diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other high-risk populations.
- Conduct health risk assessments and identify opportunities to improve prevention, medication adherence, self-management, and patient engagement.
- Provide individualized health coaching using motivational interviewing, trauma-informed communication, and behavior change strategies.
- Guide patients through the healthcare system by connecting them with clinical services, community resources, and social support programs.
- Build partnerships with community organizations, public health agencies, healthcare providers, and social service organizations.
- Support initiatives addressing health disparities, food insecurity, preventive care, and other social drivers of health.
- Coordinate community education programs, health screenings, and wellness events that improve community health.
- Collaborate with operational and clinical leaders to achieve quality, utilization, and population health goals.
- Assist with grants, pilot programs, and special population health initiatives.
- Monitor program outcomes, quality measures, and utilization trends to drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Champion quality, patient safety, health equity, and compassionate, community-centered care.
- Bilingual Spanish/English.
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification.
- Community Health Worker, Certified Health Education Specialist, Health Coach, Lifestyle Medicine, or related certification.
- Experience supporting value-based care initiatives, population health analytics, or community-based care models.
University Health is an academic health system with two acute-care hospitals, a large behavioral health program, a long-term care facility, and multiple primary care clinics. It delivers inpatient, emergency, surgical, and outpatient care through a connected network and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where doctors also train tomorrow’s physicians. Its downtown campus houses a Level One Trauma Center, and the system includes specialty centers like a cancer center, eye center, imaging, and a Family Birthplace. The goal is to provide accessible, high-quality care for the community, educate future healthcare professionals, and improve health outcomes for all patients.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1M
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Founded
1962
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Independence expansion extends outpatient specialty capacity into growing suburban demand.
- Multiple primary care clinics support population-health and care-navigation offerings.
- Safety-net and Medicaid-focused care sustain a durable community patient base.
What critics are saying
- MU Health Care expansion could divert referrals, physicians, and outpatient volume.
- Behavioral health staffing gaps would disrupt one of University Health’s core lines.
- Training affiliation problems with UMKC would weaken physician supply and brand positioning.
What makes University Health unique
- Two acute-care academic hospitals anchor University Health’s regional scale.
- Kansas City’s largest behavioral health program creates integrated referral depth.
- UMKC teaching-hospital status supports physician training and specialist recruitment.
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