Health Advocate Student Intern

Health Advocate Student Internship Job Description Legacy Community Health is seeking Student Interns who are ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives and communities in the Greater Houston area. We have internship opportunities at several of our Houston area clinic locationsAs a Health Advocate Student Intern you will screen patients for appropriate access to food, transportation, housing, and financial support to support positive health outcomes. About Legacy Community Health: As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has been delivering comprehensive, high-quality, and affordable health care for nearly 40 years. With more than 50 clinics across the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast region, we continue to grow strategically and invest in our communities. By innovating how care is delivered, we've stayed at the forefront of connecting our communities to health—every day, in every way What Health Advocates Give: Minimum 8 hours/week at Legacy Community Health (Multiple Locations)Attend mandatory orientation January 8th-January 10th, 8am-5pmCommitment for an entire full-length school semester What Health Advocates Get: Experience working directly with patients and cliniciansUnderstanding of impact of unmet social needs on healthKnowledge of Houston’s health care and resource landscape Health Advocate Student Interns Responsibilities: Legacy Community Health believes that motivated Health Advocates make real changes for our patients' families and our country’s health care system. We seek passionate, diverse, committed, social justice-minded advocates to join our movement that ensures patients’ cohesive wellness, both medically and socially. As members of a volunteer community, Advocates continuously reflect on this work and develop their skills, themselves, and their team to create a lasting impact in health care and their clinic communitiesOur program provides learning opportunities and practical field experience for individuals interested in working in the non-profit or health sectors. Coupled with Legacy’s training curriculum, this hands on experience ensures that Advocates gain a strong understanding of Houston’s health and resource landscape as well as the concrete skills needed to effectively interact with patients and clinicians from diverse backgrounds. Working side by side with seasoned health care and non-profit professionals, Advocates gain a unique perspective on the healthcare system while helping change it for the better. Legacy will gladly provide references for dedicated advocates who successfully complete program requirements Responsibilities include:2. Connect families to services located in their community3. Use experience to reflect and grow as a healthcare leader4. Be an ambassador for Legacy Community Health with several different constituenciesSalary: Work with a caseload of clients professionally and effectivelyProvide timely and enthusiastic participation in a minimum of 8 hours at a clinic per week. Time will consist of new patient contacts, follow-ups to ensure service linkage, and weekly supervision and support sessions with staff leadersHold engaging conversations with families that elicit information needed to meet their resource goalsDocument all work being done with families to provide the greatest possible continuity of careUnderstand and follow Legacy Community Health’s scope of services as well as external resources that address social needsTenaciously use the tools available to you to find the best possible service(s) for the family you are servingIdentify, investigate, and assign services in concert with families, and create effective plans for those connectionsDemonstrate professional and values-aligned communication when following up with families on the plans made to connect them to services at least once every 7 to 10 days until the client’s case has been closedActively participate in training and supervision sessionsEngage in feedback with peer and staff leaders to improve personal, team, and organization performanceDevelop skills in project management, communication, and cultural awareness through team training and dialogueAcquire skills in data, people, and systems management through use of Health Leads tools and trainingsUnderstand the work of Legacy and communicate it in an accessible way to our patientsHave healthy communication with your clinic community; i.e. providers, medical assistants, and administrative staffBe a representative for Legacy in their clinic community by being knowledgeable about and living Legacy’s valuesUnpaid - Internship or Bi - Weekly Stipend with AmeriCorp Membership