Medical Accompaniment Advocate - Frederick, United States - Heartly House, Inc.

Description

This is a non-exempt, non-benefitted on on-call position. Hours per week vary; average is 30 hours/month. Requires evening and weekend availability. This position report to the Crisis Services Director and Crisis Programs Coordinator.


Rate:
$35/hour


ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete general duties assigned to Medical Advocates
• Be available to respond to a MA during daytime, evening, and/or weekend hours.
• Provide support and education on the dynamics of abuse and trauma, as well as referrals.
• Provide crisis counseling to both primary and secondary victims while responding to MA accompaniments.
• Explain reporting options and procedures to victims.
• Provide follow up calls and offer inperson follow up crisis intervention sessions to victims.
• Provide court and additional medical accompaniments, as needed.
• Support and provide MA accompaniments for victims through the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
• Support and provide MA accompaniments for military victims of sexual assault.
• Perform administrative duties, as necessary, and assist in maintaining the daytoday functioning of the MA program.
• Maintain relationships with other department staff, forensic nurses, law enforcement, and other direct service agencies.
• Attend monthly MA team meetings.
• Commit to the designated number of oncall hours per month (currently 30 hours).
• Complete other duties as assigned by Crisis Services Director and Crisis Programs Coordinator, as needed.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• BA or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills required. Must be able to work with a broad diversity of people and have a professional demeanor.
• Written and oral fluency in English and Spanish a plus.
• Must be organized, responsible, reliable, professional, and punctual.
• Must be able to travel to the hospital, law enforcement agencies, meetings, and trainings.
• Crisis Intervention experience required.
• Successful completion of Heartly House training sessions.

Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
$35.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• On call
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• If you have crisis intervention experience, please provide details, including name of employer and dates
• Do you live within 30 minutes of Frederick Health Hospital?

Experience:

- crisis intervention: 1 year (required)


Language:

• Spanish (preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (required)

Work Location:
On the road