Bilingual OB Advocate - Haitian​/Creole

OB Advocate

We are seeking a Haitian/Creole bilingual candidate to join our team at Family Health Center of Worcester!

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)
• Embodies the following values as set forth in the strategic plan:
  Compassion, Knowledge is power, equity and inclusion, excellence, courage and capacity to change.
• Acts as a role model to carry out the vision of:
  Humanity and Healing, provide responsive services, foster opportunities for positive change, bring forward innovation with a purpose, build and promote productive partnerships, strive to be the Employer of Choice, and act as Good Stewards in the communities we serve.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

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/Haitian/Creole

Case management experience including proven organizational skills are strongly preferred.

EOE

Monday-Friday; 8:30am
-5:00pm.