UNIV Violence Prevention & Intervention Client Advocate Surgery General Surgery

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Pay Range:
$33339.00 - $47509.00 - $61680.00 (min - mid - max)

Job Duties:

• 35% - The advocate will provide long-term case management services to patients which includes risk and needs assessments developing action plans with patients and coordinating multidisciplinary hospital and community services to address individuals risks social determinants of health and injury recovery needs. This may include identifying and connecting patients to services for health and mental health substance misuse housing employment education healthy relationships criminal justice advocacy arts and recreation programs and other resources to address risks needs and goals.

• 25% - The advocate will provide long-term follow-up services to enrolled clients including outpatient care coordination home visits and community service navigation.

• 15% - The advocate will work directly with patients at MUSC Health Charlestons trauma centers who have experienced a community violence-related injury. When on-call this person will provide immediate bedside response and support to patients and their family members including liaising with law enforcement and clinical providers anti-retaliation counseling crisis management and discharge safety planning.

• 15% - The advocate will document the provision of all services in patients medical charts and the programs case management databases. This data is recorded for the purposes of documentation of the intervention quality improvement program evaluation research and grant-writing.

• 10% - The advocate will participate in related program activities including trainings meetings and other events. Similarly this role supports hospital and community outreach and education to engage and educate healthcare trainees/students hospital staff community members and other stakeholders on violence prevention and intervention strategies and trauma informed care.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements:

A high school diploma and two years relevant program experience. A bachelors degree may be substituted for the required program experience.

Physical Requirements:

(Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform pinching operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects up to 15 lbs. from floor level to height of 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects up to 15 lbs. from height of 36 inches to floor level unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects up to 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Frequent) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent) Ability to work in dusty areas. (Infrequent)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals you will enjoy your career with us!

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