Family advocate Jobs in Stamford, CT

Description

Open Door Care Network provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester Putnam and Ulster Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center Open Door provides more than 300000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care dental care integrated behavioral health care clinical nutrition wellness programs and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs.

Founded as a free clinic in 1972 Open Doors mission of building healthier communities through accessible equitable culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today Open Door operates centers in Brewster Mamaroneck Mount Kisco Ossining Port Chester and Sleepy Hollow in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester and Ossining School Districts a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco and a new dental practice in Saugerties NY. For more information please visit our website at .

Open Door is seeking a Patient Advocate reporting to the Care Coordination Programs Manager. As part of the medical care team the services provided by the Patient Advocate aim to improve patient health outcomes and assist patients in managing their own health care and becoming independent and informed consumers of health care services. Primary responsibilities include chronic disease management education and care coordination assistance with accessing concrete services linkage to outside services and Cancer Services Program enrollment. The Patient Advocate improves access to services provided both internally and externally to Open Door by identifying and reducing barriers.

Responsibilities

CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND CARE COORDINATION

• Provide basic education on chronic diseases to patients and caregivers.
• Provide education on basic-self management activities for chronic diseases to patients and caregivers and reinforces medical providers guidance.
• Develop care plans with patients who have a chronic disease diagnosis to improve health outcomes; provide ongoing support to patients to assist with adherence to care plan navigating barriers and revising care plan.
• Assist with the establishment of self-management goals and creating realistic action plans to achieve established goals; follows-up with patients to determine goal feasibility over time; assists patients in tracking progress to goals and assists with navigating barriers to goal achievement.

CONCRETE SERVICE NAVIGATION

LINKAGE TO OUTSIDE SERVICES

CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT NAVIGATION

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Requirements

There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Open Door Care addition to working to effect positive change in the health and lives of thousands of residents of Westchester and Putnam counties Open Door offers its employees a stimulating diverse and team-based work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical dental life insurance flexible spending accounts 403(b) and 401(k) generous paid time off onsite Wellness facilities and educational assistance. Aside from excellent benefits we offer a competitive salary and annual bonuses based on patient care.

At Open Door we enjoy working in a team-based patient-centered environment and value the benefits of a diversified workplace that values our patients and the communities we serve. If you want to make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients in the health of our communities of Westchester and Putnam counties and if the position speaks to your capabilities experience and commitment to improve the health of our communities please complete the application upload your resume and cover letter with salary requirements. Qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and / or email.

Open Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Health Care

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 23 - 25