Social Services Professional- Pathways Clinic & Mobile Team
Social Services Professional- Pathways Clinic & Mobile Team
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Job Description
Summary
Public Health Seattle & King Countys Pathways Program at Downtown Public Health Center is looking for a Social Service Professional (SSP) who brings experience working with adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) complex social medical and mental health conditions and experiencing homelessness providing care using a harm reduction approach. The Pathways Program is co-located at Downtown Public Health with the Robert Clewis Center (RCC) - Needle Exchange Program Downtown Family Medicine primary care clinic and other Downtown Public Health Center programs. Pathways is an innovative program that uses a harm reduction approach to help address the opioid epidemic and provides low barrier access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) primarily buprenorphine. The SSP will work as part of the Pathways mobile team providing services in the field in the Seattle area. The SSP works as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing resources and referrals to other care systems perform outreach and engagement activities and provide support to patients as well as supporting other team members as needed. The SSP will provide health education related to OUD injection drug use homelessness and other disease risk factors.
Note: This posting will create a list of qualified candidates that may be considered for selection of additional vacancies of the same position type over the next 6 months.
Commitment To Equity and Social Justice
Named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nations history King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices strategies and policies that promote fairness justice and opportunity for all in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights opportunities and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020 King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black Indigenous and People of Color communities.
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Typical work schedule for this position is Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is overtime eligible.
Work Location
The primary location for this position will be based out of the Downtown Public Health Center located at 2124 4th Ave 4th floor Seattle WA 98121. There will be a need for daily travel to provide services within Seattle city limits. On occasion or as needed the position may be deployed to other Public Health Centers and service sites throughout King County.
Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Job Duties
- Work in partnership with Public Health Nurse as part of Pathways mobile team providing MOUD services out in the field which will include encampments other locations frequented by people experiencing homelessness and permanent supportive housing sites.
- Work with Public Health Nurse to securely transport medications including buprenorphine between the downtown public health pharmacy and patients in the field; duties include driving a King County fleet vehicle.
- Conduct outreach and connect with patients in the community to provide linkage to community resources.
- Act as a patient liaison between Pathways clinic and other programs such as street medicine and Robert Clewis center Needle exchange program.
- Conduct outreach follow ups for enrolled Pathways patients and document appropriately in EHR (EPIC).
- Provide individualized harm reduction counseling to help initiate and maintain behavior change to reduce risk of opioid overdose death and other drug use related harms.
- Create and maintain education and resources handouts for patients and for interdisciplinary team.
- Facilitate referral and enrollment of Pathways patients to other Public Health programs and outside organizations.
- Coordinate and follow up on referrals to housing and other services that affect overall health and risk of overdose.
- Develop and maintain expert knowledge of Medicaid other health insurance coverage and public funding options for MOUD other substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and health care services.
- May provide cross coverage in the Pathways clinic providing similar functions as described above.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum):
- Demonstrated knowledge of theories and practices related to health promotion.
- Demonstrated skill in delivering harm reduction interventions to people who use drugs.
- Demonstrated current knowledge of: MOUD harm reduction concepts and principles; and local SUD treatment health care and criminal justice systems and resources.
- Prior experience from work or personal lived experience with substance use substance use disorder people experiencing homelessness and/or other vulnerable populations.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a culturally appropriate consistently respectful and non-judgmental manner to people.
- Skill and comfort making cold contacts to engage potential new patients in outreach settings.
- Demonstrated skill to set and maintain clear professional respectful boundaries and interactions with clients and fellow staff members.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently following established protocols and policies and ability to take initiative and be motivated to engage with patients and community.
- Ability to lift and move boxes weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Current BLS CPR certification with AED training. This is required at time of job offer. Online CPR/AED Heartsaver courses do not meet thisrequirement.
- Valid Washington state drivers license.
The most competitive applicants will have the following experiences and qualifications (Desired):
- Demonstrated skill in using the electronic health record system EPIC.
- Ability to use de-escalation skills.
- Lived experience with drug use substance use disorder and or homelessness.
Supplemental Information
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Guided by our True North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Who May Apply
This position is opened to all qualified applicants.
Application Process
The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
- NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
- Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state see my resume or see my personnel file are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.
Necessary Special Requirements
- The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions interviewing and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
- The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR.
- The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation and Pre-employment Physical but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
- For more information on our selection process please refer to For tips on interviewing please visit are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
- Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
- Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
- Regular and reliable attendance effective communication skills and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
- When Public Health responds to an emergency and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time including nights and weekends with possible deployment to locations other than the department.
- If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.
Union Membership
This position is represented by the PROTEC17 labor union.
Contact
For questions about this recruitment please contact Salyse Duckworth HR Analyst at.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
