Institute for Family Health
Job Description
Title: Family Assessment Worker
Reports To: Program Director/Outreach Screening & Assessment Coordinator
Location: UlsterCounty
Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Screening and Assessment Coordinator, is responsible
for liaison with area health providers and other referral sites; assessing families for
program enrollment, and providing information/referral services
| A. Clinical/Technical/Service |
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- Conducts Kempe Assessments in homes of potential participants to determine appropriateness for home visiting program and/or other services.
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- Meets with Screening/Assessment Coordinator on a weekly basis to assure quality of outreach, assessments and other duties. On-going supervision and de-briefing occurs routinely when assessments are completed and reviewed by Screening and Assessment Coordinator.
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- Meets with home visitors and their supervisors as new cases are assigned. Schedules and conducts initial home visits with Family Support Workers.
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- Performs community outreach, including obtaining screens on a routine basis from screening sites.
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- Performs periodic community outreach at local health fairs, school functions, and other appropriate events.
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- Routinely attends case conferences with prenatal care providers and other referral sites for purpose of tracking new referrals to program and accomplishing universal screening.
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- Completes relevant paperwork for record keeping, program data management system and OCFS outcome evaluation.
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- Initiates projects such as organizing resources, developing curricula, and other activities to benefit program services for families.
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- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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| Age Specific Competencies (check all patient population served)
Neonate/Infant Pediatric Adolescent Adult Geriatric Not Applicable |
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- Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group
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- Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment
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- Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs.
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- Uses communication techniques, which are age appropriate
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| B. Organizational/Managerial |
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- Adheres to the organization’s policies regarding time and attendance.
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- Complies with accepted dress code and maintains a professional image.
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- Demonstrates reliability and trustworthiness.
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- Manages time and other resources to meet established goals within the agreed upon time frames.
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- Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments.
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- Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities.
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- Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
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- Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies/ work place violence
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- Follows and enforces agency policies surrounding work place violence and sexual harassment
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| C. Educational/Professional Development |
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- Participates in the development of other staff members.
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- Meets regulatory and annual health assessment requirements.
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- Identifies learning strengths and needs
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- Utilizes learning resources.
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| D. Communication/Relationships |
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- Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude with patients, families and significant other
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- Demonstrates a professional, courteous and respectful attitude with clinical practice staff.
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EDUCATION REQUIRED
College graduate in health/human services with strong interpersonal, listening, organizational, and assessment skills.
High school degree accepted with previous home visiting experience, strong background in health and human services field, and experience working with high-risk families in a community setting. Proven networking experience and
Bilingual Spanish/English an asset.
EXPERIENCES AND/OR SKILLS REQUIRED
Must be able to establish trusting relationships in a short amount of time.
Ability to be non-judgmental, compassionate, empathetic, and insightful; able to establish trusting relationship; have good problem-solving skills; have successful experience parenting and/or child care experience; demonstrate maturity and emotional well-being; show respect and sensitivity for the needs and rights of others, including those with differing cultural, racial, sexual, and ethnic identities; have good listening skills; be able to identify family strengths; and be able to foster self-sufficiency and independence in families, and knowledge of community resources a plus.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter (specifying the position of interest) with salary requirements to: HR Department The Institute for Family Health 22 West 19th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10011 Fax: (212) 620-0688 E-mail: hresource@institute2000.org