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Community Health Advocate 

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

Name: ______________________________________ Job Site: _______________________________

Job Title: Community Health Advocate Supervised by: Outreach Manager

Reviewed by: Elaine Hunt Date: May 2019

Job Summary: Assumes responsibility for implementing the Farmworker Community and Family health Program for migrant and seasonal Farmworkers operated by Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas. Works under the supervision of the Outreach Manager and other Management personnel as designated.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:

Attend inter-agency and/or community meetings to become familiar with the social services available. Disseminate this information to farm workers.

Develop or update a simple survey in English/Spanish (or other language as appropriate) to assess the basic social and medical farm worker needs.

Provide referrals (i.e. medical care, medicine, social services-) and follow-up.

Prepare and conduct culturally and linguistically appropriate health education presentations on hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, pesticide exposure, and other topics identified by farm workers.

Facilitating weekly training sessions on the content of Farmworker Community and Family health Program and on Principles of health promotion.

Document farm worker encountered statistics, using appropriate forms and monitoring data collection for the evaluation of the program.

Provides verbal and written feedback to supervisors regarding progress of the program.

Visit with farm workers where they live and gather to share health information.

Counsels and inform the patient population about the medical and dental services available to them through CSVS.

Continually remains informed of changes to programs and eligibility requirements to include but not limited to SOFP, CHDP, VFC, BCEDP, EAPC, Medi-Cal, MediCare, etc.

Assists in scheduling of patients for services at clinics throughout the county.

Brings patient concerns to the attention of the administration and providers.

Assists in development of communication links and networking between Promotoras, health Aides and CSVS and agency personnel.

Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.

Ensures documentation meets current standards and policies.

Treats all patients, family and fellow staff members with respect and dignity.

Maintains established office policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Answers telephone calls in a professional manner, directs calls appropriately.

Maintains a good working relationship with all staff members of the office, working as a team and performing teamwork duties as needed.

Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly. Performs preventative maintenance.

Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.

Should be familiar with primary health care delivery, social service, or counseling system

Ability to organize information, and communicate ideas in written and verbal form

Knowledge and experience in health education program development

Experience in direct service to migrant and seasonal Farmworkers

Must be committed to empowerment through education of minority and disadvantaged groups in our society

Performs other duties as assigned.

Professional Requirem

 
Position Requirements

Preferred some college education.

Bilingual Spanish/English

 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Shift Days  
Position Community Health Advocate  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
Hiring Manager(s) Erick Lopez-Antonio  
Open Date 5/26/2020  
Location CSVS Outreach  
About the Organization Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS)



We are dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive healthcare to men, women, and children, with an emphasis on farm worker families and the agricultural community in the Salinas Valley.



Through our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) outpatient clinics, CSVS continues to expand access to our medical and dental services by:



• Providing excellent care

• Addressing our patient's needs

• Maintaining a sliding fee scale

• Establishing clinics and delivering services in areas with the most need



Therefore, with efficient resource management and aggressive efforts in seeking outside funding, CSVS is committed to maintaining financial stability so that our patients and employees can benefit from our success and focused on recruiting personnel who will promote and advocate the goals and philosophies of CSVS.



The CSVS Commitment: With our twelve CSVS clinics located throughout Monterey County, together with our CSVS mobile clinic, providing dental and medical care to targeted segments of the community, the commitment to our patients, our employees and the community will continue to be based on quality service and access to healthcare to all.





For more information on CSVS call the Human Resources Department at (831) 757-8689 or visit the CSVS website at www.csvs.org.



 
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

To search for an open position, please go to http://ClinicadeSaluddelValledeSalinas.appone.com



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