JOB SUMMARY
The Perinatal & Family Health Program Specialist works with a team of nurses to assist in coordinating referral and enrollment in nurse home visiting programs including Babies First!, Family Connects Oregon, and CaCoon. The program specialist is responsible for connecting with active/potential referral sources, establishing/strengthening referral pathways, scheduling home, office, or telehealth visits for people and families in the hospital or clinic, fielding public information lines to answer questions and reschedule visits, conducting post visit follow-up phone calls with each client for the purpose of monitoring client satisfaction, tracking referral outcomes, and attending virtual/in person community outreach events. In addition, a portion of FTE for this position is dedicated to perform the work of community alignment specialist for the Family Connects Oregon program.
The first review of applications will be on February 21, 2025.
Applications that are submitted after this date may or may not be considered for interviews. The posting may close without notice after the first review date when a sufficient number of qualified candidates are received.
BENEFITS
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.
$0 Health Insurance Premium!
- 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 Health 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!
Get ready for retirement. Generous employer paid contributions!
- 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.
A free and award-winning wellness program
- 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!
100% employer-paid coverage for AD&D ($100,000), Life ($50,000), and Long Term Disability coverage.
- Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates!
Annual salary range of:
- $44,892 - $60,790
- This position has the potential for 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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The following minimum qualifications are REQUIRED for this PS21 position:
- 1 year of education or technical training beyond High School in Public Health, Education, Community Health, Health Services; AND
- 1 year of work experience in Public Health, Education, Community Outreach, Health Services, or Health Navigation.
- OR -
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Education, Community Health or related field; AND
- 6 months of work experience in Public Health, Education, Community Outreach, Health Services, or Health Navigation.
Special Requirements
- Hiring is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
- This position requires driving and may require use of a personal vehicle.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Bilingual Spanish-English highly desired.
- Experience with culturally diverse populations and the perinatal, maternal, child populations.
- Has knowledge and experience connecting with community and social services in Benton.
We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ community members. The strength of our organization lies in the diversity of our workforce and the perspectives our employees bring to their work at Benton County.