Boston Medical Center
Community Wellness Advocate, OB/GYN Research
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
The Adolescent OB Clinic Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) is a key grant funded member of Adolescent OB Teen Clinic who will help to promote and maintain stable health and wellness for adolescent clients in the prenatal and postpartum periods by connecting hospital and community-based services to these adolescent clients and their families.
Their responsibilities will include: ensuring adequate scheduling of all client’s prenatal, postpartum and ultrasound appointments; facilitating access and coordination among social service resources and other internal and external resources; helping coordinate transportation for clients in need via PT-1/Uber; maintaining data on our adolescent pregnant and young parents educational and employment status; co-facilitating Centering Pregnancy/Breastfeeding Support/ Adolescent Parent Postpartum Support Groups; creating individualized interdisciplinary care plans that focus on a client’s health/education and employment goals and monitoring their progress; problem solving with clients to both accelerate and enhance access to concrete supports; and holding weekly check-ins with clients either in person or virtually.
Position Summary
The Adolescent OB Clinic Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) will help to promote and maintain stable health and wellness for adolescent clients in the prenatal and postpartum periods by connecting hospital and community-based services to these adolescent clients and their families. 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. Job Responsibilities
Functions a key member of an inter-disciplinary 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 and works in partnership with SW Case Management and SW Integrative Behavioral Health to comprehensively assess families’ needs and strengths Develops and maintains strong relationships with the community and community resources to ensure patient access Job Requirements
Education: HS Diploma with knowledge of MA community services landscape (specific knowledge of services in Dorchester and Roxbury preferred) or bachelor’s degree required Completion of Community Health Worker training program/certification program or equivalent work experience Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required MA Driver’s License required Experience: 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 Knowledge and Skills: Basic knowledge of healthcare system and social service landscape Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills Understanding of how language, culture and socioeconomic circumstances affect health Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.
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The Adolescent OB Clinic Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) will help to promote and maintain stable health and wellness for adolescent clients in the prenatal and postpartum periods by connecting hospital and community-based services to these adolescent clients and their families. 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. Job Responsibilities
Functions a key member of an inter-disciplinary 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 and works in partnership with SW Case Management and SW Integrative Behavioral Health to comprehensively assess families’ needs and strengths Develops and maintains strong relationships with the community and community resources to ensure patient access Job Requirements
Education: HS Diploma with knowledge of MA community services landscape (specific knowledge of services in Dorchester and Roxbury preferred) or bachelor’s degree required Completion of Community Health Worker training program/certification program or equivalent work experience Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required MA Driver’s License required Experience: 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 Knowledge and Skills: Basic knowledge of healthcare system and social service landscape Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills Understanding of how language, culture and socioeconomic circumstances affect health Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.
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