Perinatal Case Manager, HONEY

Washington DC Hybrid $25.96 - $26.92/hr Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)

Community of Hope is seeking a Perinatal Case Manager Specialist HONEY (Housing Our Newborns Empowering You) to be a trusted guide for mothers and families during one of lifes most important transitions. Youll ensure access to prenatal and postpartum care provide education on maternal and child health and connect patients with community and parenting supports. Through collaborative care planning youll help each patient move toward their personal health and family goals. This position is split between our Conway Health and Resource Center in SW DC and Virginia Williams Resource Center in NE DC.

Our Approach and Values

• We celebrate peoples strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on peoples lives.
• We embrace diversity welcome all voices and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

What Youll Do

• Maintains a case load of about 30 participants who are referred from the perinatal navigators at the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center providing care coordination services to ensure access to perinatal health and early child health services
• Completes biweekly home and community visits to engage families in their natural environment assess needs monitor progress toward goals and ensure interventions are responsive to each familys home environment
• Provides health education to clients in a variety of settings with an emphasis of increasing understanding of healthy pregnancy self- management of care and health systems
• Develops care plans with designated periods with particular emphasis on risk factors including but not limited to social needs barriers to care pregnancy planning and food insecurity
• Assists as a liaison between the client and their families homeless services provider clinical staff and other health care professionals.
• Participates in Virginia Williams Resource Center staff huddles (currently every other Friday virtually or in person).
• Secures client information and maintains client confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping client information confidential.

Must-Haves

• Experience providing social services care coordination or health care education required.
• Familiarity with perinatal services and standard of care required
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel between sites required
• Ability to conduct home visits. Valid drivers license and vehicle required as well as proof of auto insurance required.
• Willingness and ability to make home visits and hospital visits and work occasional evenings and weekends required
• Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes but may not be limited to Flu and Covid. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason subject to applicable law

Nice-to-Haves

• B.A./B.S. or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to multi-task and problem-solve.
• Experience working with an under-resource population including pregnant people preferred.
• Familiarity with the Medical Assistance system and community resources strongly preferred

Why Youll Love Working Here! At COH we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner.
• 8-hour workdays with paid lunch.
• 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years) 2 weeks sick leave 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis.
• Annual performance-based raises up to 5% of your annual pay.
• Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP) Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding.
• Medical dental vision life & disability insurance 403(b) retirement.
• Leadership development internal promotions and career growth opportunities.
• A culture grounded in equity compassion and well-being.

About Us

Community of Hope is a mission-driven innovative rapidly growing nonprofit and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years we have provided health and housing services perinatal care coordination and community support services to make Washington DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DCs largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center our WIC nutrition centers and our various partnerships we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy housed and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff we have successfully provided:

• 50000 medical visits
• 6300 dental visits
• 17000 emotional wellness visits
• 1384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: Phone: . Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.