Job Duties
Resource Mothers (RM) are lay community health workers who mentor pregnant teens through this time in their lives and help them make the transition to parenthood. These adult role models are raising or have successfully raised their own children and will assist the teen throughout her pregnancy and up to the infant’s first birthday. The goals of the program are to decrease infant deaths and negative birth outcomes and improve the health of pregnant teens and their infants through intensive home visiting. Working under the direction of a public health nurse, Resource Mothers perform non-technical outreach functions, focusing on high-risk pregnant teens, and infants in the community. They teach individual patients and groups in home, school, and community settings about such health topics as prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, WIC, well childcare, etc. They serve as a liaison with community agencies and consultant to the community.
The PH Outreach Worker facilitates service delivery to clients in a health district or other direct service work unit. Duties typically associated with overall service delivery are well defined, to include securing patient history, providing basic health education, explaining various routine assessments, diagnostic and treatment processes as well as identifying other social or financial service providers to contact for assistance. May provide language interpretation to staff and clients. May provide transportation for clients or complete general administrative tasks such as keyboarding, filing, and reception.
**This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the Resource Mothers grant a year period ending June 30, 2026. The availability of funding is scheduled for review before the grant expiration date and periodically thereafter. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funds.**
Minimum Qualifications
• Technical Support Skills: Ability to follow protocols and instructions from licensed providers to provide technical support to medical and nursing staff.
• Administrative Skills: Proficiency in administrative tasks such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing records, and providing general office coverage.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively, including assisting clients with completing paperwork.
• Organization and Attention to Detail: Ability to maintain accurate patient records, files, and logs, and to prepare client education materials and packets.
• Customer Service Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to interact with clients, provide support, and address inquiries professionally and courteously.
Additional Considerations
• Familiarity with basic clinical tasks such as taking patient measurements (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight)
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Jessica Bennett
Phone: N/A
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In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.