The Perinatal Social Worker provides comprehensive perinatal services in a community health setting. This position functions as a central person in assessing patient’s psychosocial, health education and nutritional needs, developing and coordinating patient care plans with the specialist team and maintaining service linkages with community agencies.

This is a full-time benefited position working 40 hours per week, typically Monday through Friday with periodic Saturday hours.

We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision (including dependent and spouse coverage), generous paid leave benefits including holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement plan with an Employer match, tuition reimbursement, monthly treats, pet insurance and more.

Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center is a non-profit community health center that is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of our community by providing accessible, high quality care by integrating primary care, dental care, WIC support, mental health counseling, community health education and more.

Responsibilities:

• Assures compliance with established procedures and quality standards of the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP).
• Performs initial orientation/intake of CPSP patients, conducting interviews to obtain necessary medical and obstetrical history, order labs and schedule appropriate appointment.
• Conducts initial psychosocial, health and nutrition assessment to identify high risk factors related to perinatal patients.
• Develops and provides re-assessments to assess appropriate interventions based on patients’ needs in various clinical areas including counseling, specialist, and other service referrals.
• Follow up with post-partum assessments and care plan.
• Provide support to patient with disability forms.
• Provide individual feeding support for newborn babies.
• Conducts support groups, parenting classes, presentations, and other support services necessary to improve/enhance program services as needed.
• Coordinates service delivery and performs administrative tasks to integrate Family Planning services with other aspects of patient care including medical, nursing, laboratory, client/patient accounts, and other areas as needed.
• Attends and participate in the clinic case conferences and staff meeting.
• Participate in County and State perinatal meetings as needed.
• Performs all duties in accordance with Service Excellence Standards of TVHC, Inc.
• Performs all duties in support of successful EHR/EPM implementation.
• Performs other related and administrate duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work effectively with individuals and groups of various ages, cultures, and backgrounds, especially in dealing with sensitive topics, providing services in a non-judgmental and ethical manner. Ability to provide all client services with a customer-service focus, exercising confidentiality, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Must be sensitive to the needs of the community.
• Written communication skills in English adequate to draft reports, memos, business correspondence, etc., as needed or directed; basic written communication skills in Spanish to communicate to patients / patients' families, as needed, to provide them with necessary information.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must be a self-starter and able to accomplish expected tasks under minimal supervision; Ability to multi-task and maintain composure under pressure.
• Familiarity or willingness to learn about CA State Comprehensive Perinatal Services and other related programs.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience working with computers, including word processing and data entry programs; spreadsheet experience a plus.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn reporting laws for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse or neglect.
• Able to meet or exceed the Service Excellence Standards of TVHC, Inc.
• Must have ability to travel to designated TVHC locations.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum one year experience in maternal/women’s health and child health required.
• High School Diploma required.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish required.
• Medical Assistant Certificate preferred, not required.
• Bachelors or master’s degree in Social Work strongly preferred.
• Experience in providing social services and counseling to patients in a health care setting preferred.
• Experience using EPIC preferred but no required
• Prior experience working in a multi-disciplinary community services clinic highly preferred.