Community Health Advocate

Job Summary The Community Health Advocate (CHA) will use trauma-informed strategies to outreach pregnant and postpartum women who are unable to be located through traditional outreach methods or who refuse to engage with care coordinators at time of first outreach attempt. The CHA will be embedded in Judy P. Hoyer Center Early Learning Hubs, known as “Judy Centers,” to locate pregnant women and reconnect them to HCAM’s Care Coordination Program and to connect them to the rich services for parents, children and families offered by the Judy Center. The CHA will have access to tools and strategies to build trust with the highest-risk, hard to reach pregnant women in the targeted region and to connect them to quality client services. Duties and Responsibilities Administration Participate in professional development opportunities that build effectiveness in areas of client engagement and intervention, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed outreach strategies. Participation in local/state meetings, conferences, community meetings. Participate in city-wide initiatives/groups/committees as applicable. Consistent and timely communication with supervisor-Program Manager, MCHI. Community Partnerships/Outreach Partner with Judy Center staff and host/cohost community events to gain higher visibility and knowledge regarding the work of HCAM and the Judy Centers. Work collaboratively with Judy Center staff creating a referral system between the Judy Center and HCAM to ensure that pregnant women are re-connected and referred to HCAM for prenatal services. Complete face-to-face outreach with clients in the community or client homes as needed to locate pregnant and postpartum women and infants for connection to prenatal services Case Management Assessment, triage, and referral of pregnant and postpartum women and infants to Baltimore City Home Visiting Programs for long-term case management services. Aid with the removal of barriers to accessing healthcare through referral to Medical Assistance, Transportation, and other support services. Make initial contact with each newly assigned case within first 15 days. Make adequate efforts to locate each client. Assess each client and refer according to individual client need. Provide linkage and coordination to OB, MCO, pediatric or primary care, postpartum care, dental care, specialty care, as well as linkage to the Maryland Medical Care Programs as needed. Maintain at least 85% success rate. Maintain 100% on-time case closure rate. Documentation Documentation of all outreach activities according to standard operating procedures in the electronic medical record, eClinicalWorks database. Precise and accurate case notes for all activities performed for each client to present adequate efforts for each case. Maintain and update the outreach tracker daily to ensure accurate reporting of engagement activities. Human Resources Complete and submit timesheets timely and accurately. Complete all required training courses. Additional duties and responsibilities Additional duties as assigned Qualifications High School Diploma or GED. Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related area preferred. Certification in Community Health Work is a bonus. At least two years of experience providing home/community outreach to the maternal and child health population in Baltimore City. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred but not required. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Demonstrated knowledge in the following areas: Community Outreach and Medicaid System Navigation. Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with HealthChoice Medicaid recipients and Managed Care Organizations. Organizational and Problem-solving skills. Strong knowledge of community resources. Proven ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines. Organizational skills with the ability to meet a demanding workload. Excellent oral and written interpersonal and communication skills required. Strong computer literacy skills, specifically with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint (365). Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve project success in outreaching clients identified for care coordination. Compensation In compliance with Maryland's wage transparency requirements, the compensation for this role has been included in the posting. Additionally, the benefits package includes vacation, sick, personal, and mental health leave, a 401k retirement plan with employer match, medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, company-paid life insurance, voluntary life insurance options, Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options, and a voluntary emergency savings fund with employer match. EEO Statement HealthCare Access Maryland provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. HealthCare Access Maryland takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported. Safety & Health Responsibilities HCAM is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, secure and healthy work environment for all employees, clients served, volunteers and visitors. As part of this commitment, HCAM has developed safety, security and occupational health policies, practices, and standards. With this understanding, all employees are required to: adhere to all local, state and federal safety and environmental codes, ordinances, standards and laws; adhere to all HCAM and local safety plans, policies, practices and standards; be aware of and follow all safety rules of your work site; report any unsafe conditions or accidents to your supervisor; practice standard precautions (formerly universal precautions) at all times, and; participate in mandatory or available safety training.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and respond to customers and employees. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. #J-18808-Ljbffr HealthCare Access Maryland