OB Advocate

Position Summary

The OB Advocate will perform outreach and general case management for health center patients by focusing on their OB health needs and will use a multidisciplinary team approach to meet medical, nutritional, psychosocial, and health education needs of clients and patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains working knowledge of and adheres to the program Manual, agency handbook and Policies and Procedures
• Commitment to providing cost conscious, fiscally responsible, timely, efficient, effective, safe, patient-centered, culturally competent, equitable, and participatory health care
• Attends all required trainings as per Agency Policy, Program Manual and Funder Guidelines
• Arrives on time for work and remains at work for whole shift and have regular and predicable attendance
• Maintains appropriate boundaries and ethical standards with staff, clients, visitors and outside providers as detailed in Agency Policy
• Maintains positive and professional working relationship with co-workers, managers, clients, visitors and outside providers
• Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills (included but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• One of the following combinations of education and employment experience must be met in order to be considered for the position:
• Education And Experience
• Two to four years post high school training required
• BA/BS strongly preferred
• Minimum of two years relevant work or volunteer experience required
• Proven ability to perform patient assessment and collaborate and coordinate with outside agencies is required
• Bilingual in English/Portuguese
• Case management experience including proven organizational skills are strongly preferred