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Moses/Weitzman Health System Overdose Prevention Champion - AmeriCorps Member in Middletown, Connecticut
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
Job Description:
Healthy Communities is CHC’s Public Health AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.
This is an AmeriCorps Member role – Overdose Prevention Champion – that serves within the Center for Key Populations’ Substance Use Health Program based in Middletown, but may supports activities at other CHC sites.
Terms & Program Benefits:
One-year service term from September 3, 2024 thru August 31, 2025
Serve a minimum of 32 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year
$22,000 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weekly
An education award of $7,395 at the end of successful service term completion
This is not a staff or volunteer position.
This is the opportunity for you if you:
Possess a positive energetic attitude
Possess a genuine desire to work with and help others
Works well with persons in vulnerable communities
Have a strong interest in substance use health promotion (awareness and prevention)
Thrive in a fast paced environment
Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team
As an Overdose Prevention Champion for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:
Conduct monthly patient health education workshops; monitor the completion of pre-post surveys by workshop participants; and complete data entry for workshops and surveys.
Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in patient’s electronic health record.
Plan and implement community events that promote harm reduction education and training.
Create presentations and educational pamphlets about harm reduction.
Conduct harm reduction trainings with staff, community providers, and patients.
Participate in various outreach events to demonstrate how to use different harm reduction tools such as fentanyl and xylazine test strips.
Develop statewide community resource list that provides patients in high risk categories enhanced resources for harm reduction tools and substance use treatment.
Qualifications:
High school or equivalent required
Proficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applications
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Excellent oral and written skills
Sound judgment and decision making skills
Demonstrated ability to problem solve and remain calm during a crisis
Successful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)
Able to travel between CHC sites and in state
Preferred:
Associate’s degree in public health, social work related field
Bilingual English/Spanish
Understanding of and ability to access community resources
Ability to work collaboratively, building relationships and teams
Experience in providing crisis intervention, coordination of services, advocacy and community outreach in working with vulnerable populations
Organization Information:
Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.
Location:
Middletown - Weitzman Building
City:
Middletown
State:
Connecticut
Time Type:
Part time
MWHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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