Community Wellness Advocate

Description

Job Id: 65065

Community Wellness Advocate
Our client is seeking a Community Wellness Advocate to assist their organization.

This role is onsite in Boston, Massachusetts.

Community Wellness Advocate Responsibilities
The Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) is a key member of the client's innovation team who helps promote and maintain stable health and wellness for families, through integrating and connecting hospital, home-based, and community-based services. CWAs are responsible for providing advocacy and case management services; developing and tracking an interdisciplinary care plan based on identified patient needs; partnering with families to establish and enact health goals; facilitating access to and coordination among social service resources and other internal and external resources; monitoring the families’ progress; and problem-solving with patients to both accelerate and enhance access to concrete supports.

CWAs provide clinic-based, in-home or community-based one-on-one, family, and/or interdisciplinary group support and collaborate with all members of the care team to conduct needs assessments to identify and respond to barriers to the families’ health and wellness. As a member of an innovation team tasked with testing new and novel care delivery approaches, the specific activities of the CWA may evolve over time as the Practice of the Future model evolves.

Functions as a key member of an interdisciplinary team (nurse, social workers, behavioral health clinicians, physicians, resource specialists, clinical support staff, etc.)

Provides parent coaching and support, including outreach to and engagement with families to define individual goals, promote healthy development and access to care and services

Schedules and completes initial hospital, clinic, or community-based (homes, shelters, housing agencies, substance use treatment programs, etc.) visit screening, care plan, and follow-up visits and phone calls for enrolled patients within specified timeframes

Assists families in addressing and overcoming barriers with a range of concrete supports, including but not limited to: healthcare support services, behavioral health, financial mobility coaching, school-based interventions, early-intervention, child-care and caregiver support, housing, support with utility bills, food, financial entitlements, clothing, transportation, food pantries, violence prevention, social isolation and any other appropriate community resources

Teaches families key educational and developmental messages using a variety of culturally, linguistically and educationally appropriate strategies, in a variety of settings

Clearly documents all activities in the patient’s record and care management system. Records and monitors the participants’ progress toward goals within specific timeframes. Documents assessments and key patient updates in Epic system; documents relevant day-to-day activities and patient data.

Communicates plans and updates with members of the care team

Works in partnership with the SW to comprehensively assess families’ needs and strengths

Develops and maintains strong relationships with the community and community resources to ensure patient access

Engages in ongoing training and learning

Community Wellness Advocate Qualifications

Highschool Diploma preferred with knowledge of MA community services landscape (specific knowledge of services in Dorchester and Roxbury preferred) or bachelor’s degree.

MA Driver’s License required.

2-5 years of prior healthcare, public health, mental health, or community-based programmatic experience preferred.

Bilingual, preferably in English and either Spanish or Haitian Creole.

Basic knowledge of the healthcare system and social service landscape.

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

Understanding of how language, culture, and socioeconomic circumstances affect health.

Compensation: $25-$30/hr. (DOE)

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide. Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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