What are the responsibilities and job description for the Perinatal Family Program Specialist position at Benton County (OR)?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Program Specialist provides support for the nurse home visiting, case management, and care coordination services including Babies First, CaCoon, and Family Connects Oregon. Family Connects is an evidence-based universally offered nurse home visiting program that connects parents/caregivers of newborns to the community resources they need after birth. The model was developed in 2008 through a partnership with Duke University, the Center for Child & Family Health (CCFH), and the Durham County Health Department.
Perinatal, Maternal, Child & Family Health programs are community - based public health services that support people who are pregnant, new parents/caregivers, newborns, infants, children up to age 5, and children and youth through 21 with special health needs. Each program offers physical assessments of the client/family, addresses questions about caring for themselves and their children, identifies needs, and helps to identify community services or resources that can meet those needs.
The Program Specialist works with a team of nurses to assist in coordinating program referrals, including scheduling home, office, or telehealth visits for people/families in the hospital or clinic, making phone calls, scheduling and coordinating visits and assignments for the nurses, fielding public information lines to answer questions about the program and conduct client experience surveys.
Essential Functions:
- Develop and disseminate outreach and other health promotion strategies and materials to engage identified individuals and/or communities.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with program partners including, but not restricted to: health care organizations, community-based organizations, other government programs or jurisdictions, businesses, communities of faith, etc.
- Participate in planning and conduct outreach at key community events, cultural celebrations, and other venues that provide outreach opportunities among the identified population.
- Serve on community coalitions, advisory groups, and task forces serving identified population to increase culturally appropriate outreach, operational coordination/collaboration, and effectiveness.
- Serve as a member of an identified project and/or inter-disciplinary team, committee, coalition, etc. working to provide demographically appropriate outreach to identified populations.
- Facilitate enrollment and participation in medical and social assistance programs, such as Oregon Health Plan, WIC, and other community-based programs.
- Improve and facilitate access to and utilization of internal and external services, resources, and programs.
- Review and utilize program-relevant data systems to assist in service delivery, monitor health status indicator measures, and program outcome compliance, improvement and evaluation.
- Complete or contribute to program reports as required and assigned.
- Maintain compliance with Federal, State, County and other program elements, requirements, deliverables, etc.
- Coordinate with graduate and undergraduate student interns and/or program volunteers to support program activities.
- Participate in authoring journal articles, media releases, attend professional conferences as a presenter and/or facilitator, and provide training and technical assistance to other groups and organizations.
- Participate as an active member of inter-disciplinary teams, and other health services & county initiatives to improve and integrate services.
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Please note: Bilingual Spanish-English required for this position.
Minimum Qualifications
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
- Up to one year of technical training beyond high school; and
- up to 1 year of experience related to area of assignment.
- Bilingual Spanish-English required.
- Hiring is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
- This position requires driving and may require use of a personal vehicle.
- Experience with culturally diverse populations and the perinatal, maternal, child populations.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.
Applicants must have at least 6 months of actual work experience to receive equivalency.
BENEFITSApplicants must have at least 6 months of actual work experience to receive equivalency.
Generous time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance!
- 11 Paid Holidays 2 Floating Holidays 8 hours of vacation accrual every month sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.
- Medical, Dental and Vision -cover your eligible family members without additional premium.
- In addition, the County contributes up to $1,900 per year to your Health Savings or Reimbursement account, depending on plan and personal contributions!
- Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren’t traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications
- You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year
- Dependents up to age 26 are covered!
- After 6 months of employment:
- The County makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon PERS!
- The County makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 1.5% of your salary! You can add more if you wish.
- Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health.
- Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities.
- Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs!
- Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates!
- This position guarantees two salary raises within your first year. Increases are given at the end of the 6-month probationary period and at the 1-year anniversary, as long as your performance is in good standing! Increases are given until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
- Have benefits questions?
- Reach out to us anytime: recruiting@bentoncountyor.gov
Your application will be used to determine salary placement based on a pay equity assessment. Please ensure you have provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. For further information, please click on the link Oregon Pay Equity Law for more details.
Questions regarding this position can be directed to
Sara Hartstein, Public health Division Director
Office: 541-766-6250Email: sara.hartstein@bentoncountyor.gov
Working & Living in Benton County
Perfectly placed in the Willamette Valley, 90 miles south of Portland and 40 miles north of Eugene, Benton County has easy access to urban areas with ample opportunities for cultural activities. Combined with outdoor recreation galore in the Cascade Range 80 miles to the east and the Coastal Range and Pacific Ocean 50 miles west, the county’s 90,000 residents like to say they “have it all.”
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- To apply for this position, click on the "Apply" button to fill out all information in the online application and complete the questionnaire. Failure to do so may result in your application being removed from consideration.
- Only complete applications received by the posted application deadline date, or the first review date will be considered.
- Answer all supplemental questions.
- You will get an email stating your application has been submitted. Log in to your NeoGov account before the job announcement closes to see if you have any pending tasks or notifications and make sure to complete these tasks before the job announcement closes. These can be found under the “My Applications” section.
- Be sure to check both your email and NeoGov account for updates regarding this recruitment.
- This is a FLSA non-exempt position.
- This position is represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
- Hiring is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
- This position requires driving and may require use of a personal vehicle.
- Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.
- Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources. NOTE: If claiming veterans’ preference please be sure to attach your DD214 and Disability letter (if applicable) from the VA.
- Benton County does not offer VISA sponsorships. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. Benton County will review these documents to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
- If you wish to identify yourself as an individual with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and will be requesting accommodation, please contact the Benton County Human Resources Department by calling 541-766-6081.
Benton County is an equal opportunity employer.
Helpful links and contact informationLearn more about Benton County
Understanding the County Application Process
Job Interest Cards webpage
For more information you may contact us by e-mail at recruiting@bentoncountyor.gov or by phone at 541-766-6081.
Salary : $46,463 - $66,684