Doula - Full Time - Daylight Hours - Pittsburgh

Highmark Health

Pittsburgh, US
Patient and family support
Health education and referrals
Home visits and outreach
The Community Health Worker (CHW)/Doula will be responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors

Job Summary

  • The Community Health Worker (CHW)/Doula will be responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors.
  • Provide doula support to clients during labor, childbirth, and immediately postpartum, working closely with medical providers to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care.
  • Responsible for providing consistent communication to the Care Management Coordinator to evaluate patient/family status, ensuring that provided information and reports clearly describe progress.

Matching Summary

The Community Health Worker (CHW)/Doula will be responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • patient and family support
  • health education and referrals
  • home visits and outreach
  • doula support during labor
  • maternal and child health

Nice-to-have

  • trusting relationships with patients
  • motivational interviewing and goal setting
  • cooperative work with clinical personnel
  • ethical and legal standards adherence

Key Requirements

  • 1-3 years outreach or human service experience
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Clearance
  • High School Diploma/GED

Work Rights

Not specified

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