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Healthcare Patient Advocate
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The Healthcare Patient Advocate will cultivate positive and professional relationships with patients and their families, healthcare providers, hospital personnel, community organization representatives, and visitors.
This role is essential in promoting access to healthcare services and ensuring the appropriate use of hospital and community resources. The advocate will conduct initial screening interviews for designated patients and, based on the outcomes, facilitate necessary interventions.
Key responsibilities include identifying available resources within the hospital and the community to support patient and family coping mechanisms, and assisting families in utilizing these services effectively.
The Healthcare Patient Advocate will serve as a vital resource and advocate for African American pregnant and postpartum women with infants up to 12 months old in the Washington, DC area, as part of a research initiative funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Qualifications- Education: Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years in social services or a medical environment providing direct support to clients, patients, and their families (Required)
- Exceptional communication abilities.
- Experience working with African American patient populations.
- Sensitivity to individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Capability to deliver culturally appropriate, evidence-based care and communication.
- Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team in a research context.
- Familiarity with resources available to meet the diverse needs of families in the Washington, DC area.
Organizational Commitment:
- Align with the mission and uphold the core values of the organization.
- Commit to diversity and acknowledge the importance of cultural and ethnic differences.
- Exhibit personal and professional integrity.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Exhibit collaborative and respectful behavior.
- Partner with all team members to achieve research objectives.
- Be open to others' ideas and perspectives.
- Contribute to a positive work atmosphere.
- Demonstrate adaptability and willingness to embrace change.
- Identify opportunities to enhance clinical and administrative processes.
- Make informed decisions using sound judgment.
- Utilize resources efficiently.
- Ensure accurate, clear, and timely verbal and written communication.
- Actively promote safety for participants and families.
- Pay close attention to important details, practicing self-checking behaviors.
- Conduct regular mental health screenings.
- Systematically analyze screening data.
- Provide appropriate responses to identified mental health needs related to social determinants of health.
- Collaborate with all involved research teams and partners to ensure that patient and family needs are met.
