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POSITION SUMMARY :
A Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) is a trusted member of the community who helps high risk patients maintain stable health and wellness along a continuum, through integrating and connecting hospital, home-based, and community-based services. CWAs are responsible for providing advocacy and case management services; developing an interdisciplinary care plan based on identified patient needs; facilitating access to social service resources and other internal and external resources; monitoring the patient's progress; and problem-solving with patients to both accelerate and enhance access to concrete supports.
CWAs provide in-home or community-based one-on-one, family, and/or interdisciplinary group support to high risk care patients and collaborates with the Patient Care Manager, PCP, and other members of the care team to conduct needs assessments to identify and respond to barriers to the patient's health and wellness.
Position: Community Wellness Advocate
Department: South Cove Health Center, Quincy (Hybrid)
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
NOTE: The CWA will not provide hands on care or other services noted as home health services, including but not limited to: performance assessments, provision of care, treatment, or counseling; and/or monitoring of patient's health status.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
HS Diploma with community experiences or Bachelor's degree
Driver's license required/reliable transportation required
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of 2 years prior healthcare, public health, or community-based experience in community setting.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
Full Time
$118k-154k (estimate)
05/09/2024
05/29/2024
bostonmedicalcenter.com
BOSTON, MA
3,000 - 7,500
2017
Private
BRIAN J D
$200M - $500M
Hospital
Boston Medical Center is a non-profit medical centre that provides primary and speciality care services to adults and children.