Boston University. Advocate Applicant Information Packet Spring Tony Kushner

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1 Bstn University The wrld is calling; heal the wrld and in the prcess heal yurself, find the human in yurself by finding the citizen, the activist, the her. Tny Kushner Advcate Applicant Infrmatin Packet Spring 2014 Questins? Cntact the University Crdinatrs fr Bstn University, at

2 I. Abut Health Leads Health Leads is a natinal mvement that mbilizes the natin s undergraduates t prvide high-impact services t lw-incme families and, in the prcess, t transfrm ur healthcare system int ne that is mre effective and mre just. Health Leads envisins a healthcare system that addresses all patients' basic resurce needs as a standard part f quality care. Health Leads missin is t catalyze this healthcare system by cnnecting patients with the basic resurces they need t be healthy, and in ding s, build leaders with the cnvictin and ability t champin quality care fr all patients. Health Leads believes that undergraduates have what it takes t make real change fr individual families and fr ur cuntry s healthcare system. We are seeking passinate, cmmitted, scial justice-minded students t jin ur mvement. T learn mre abut ur wrk, ur visin, and mre, visit II. Abut Health Leads New England New England is the ldest and largest f Health Leads fur regins. It has grwn frm a card table in the waiting rm at Bstn City Hspital staffed by 10 students, t a rbust peratin that last year alne mbilized mre than 250 cllege students t serve ver 4,000 families in Bstn and Prvidence, Rhde Island. The Health Leads Mdel The Health Leads Desk is a resurce and advcacy prgram that helps families access cmmunity resurces critical t their health, safety, and ecnmic survival. Operating in clinics and hspitals, the Health Leads desks use a patient s visit t the dctr as an pprtunity t address the nn-medical issues that have an impact n health. At the desk, Health Leads Advcates talk with individuals and families abut their resurce needs, and cnnect them with apprpriate services related t fd, husing, health insurance, childcare, adult educatin, jb training, and ther services. The Advcates then fllw-up with these clients t prvide further assistance that will ensure success in accessing resurces and t prvide further assistance easing the frustratin f bureaucratic systems, language barriers, and administrative errrs that ften bstruct families access t services. what peple say abut Health Leads This [Health Leads] is exactly the kind f scial innvatin and entrepreneurship we shuld be encuraging all acrss this cuntry. First Lady Michelle Obama, TIME Magazine100 Mst Influential Peple Gala Health Leads is a part f ur team. I can t d it all. We re just barely staying abve water. The students have excellent listening skills, aren t limited by time, realize this wrk is imprtant, and are passinate abut it. - Dr. Barbara Philipp, Department f Pediatrics, Bstn Medical Center My classmates think yu write a prescriptin, and yu re dne. I ask, can the patient read the prescriptin? Des she need transprtatin t the pharmacy? Des she have fd at hme t take with the prescriptin? These are nt questins yu learn t ask in medical schl, but I learned them at Health Leads. - Mia Lzada, M.D. Health Leads alumna, Internal Medicine Resident, UCSF 1

3 III. Advcate Jb Descriptin Psitin Overview The Advcate prvides high quality service t her/his clients that results in their access t the basic resurces needed t be healthy. The Advcate participates in a team f 8-10, managed by a student Team Crdinatr (TC). The Advcate reprts t the site s Prgram Manager, a paid Health Leads staff member. The Advcate brings cmmitment, creativity, tenacity, and humility t wrk with families, and, thrugh this wrk, strengthens her/his cnvictin and ability t champin quality care fr all patients. Psitin Availability 8 new Advcates are needed fr the desk serving the Pediatric Clinic at Bstn Medical Center (BMC) in Bstn s Rxbury neighbrhd. 4 new Advcates are needed fr the desk serving the Obstetrics Clinic at BMC. 8 new Advcates are needed fr the desk serving the Pediatric Clinic at The Dimck Center, a cmmunity health center in Bstn s Rxbury neighbrhd. Cmmitments Fr Advcates at the desk in the BMC Pediatric Clinic and BMC-Obstetrics Clinic: Able and willing t cmmit a minimum f 6 hurs f service a week, including ne 2.5-hur shift at the desk and at least 1.5 hurs a week f case fllw-up n campus. Nte: additinal time will be required fr travel between the BU campus and BMC. Available t participate in regularly scheduled activities held n campus at these times: Every Wednesday 6:00 t 7:00 PM (Reflectin Sessins) Alternate Wednesdays 7:00 t 8:00 PM (Case Supprt Grups) Available t attend the tw day mandatry Advcate Bt Camp t be held all day n Saturday, February 15 th and Sunday, February 16 th. Fr Advcates at the desk in The Dimck Center: Able and willing t cmmit a minimum f 10 hurs f service a week, including tw 3-hur shifts at the desk and at least 1.5 hurs a week f case fllw-up n campus. Nte: additinal time will be required fr travel between the BU campus and Dimck. 2

4 Available t participate in regularly scheduled activities n campus at these times: Every Wednesday 6:00 t 7:00 PM (Reflectin Sessins) Alternate Wednesdays 7:00 t 8:00 PM (Case Supprt Grups) Available t attend the tw-day mandatry Advcate Bt Camp t be held all day n Saturday, February 15 th and Sunday, February 16 th. Respnsibilities Attend shift(s) each week, spending this time wrking with patients in-persn and undertaking utreach and/r screening activities t engage new patients. Attend a Fllw-Up Family (FUF) sessin n campus fr 1.5 hurs a week. Undertake the additinal fllw-up activity needed t maintain cnsistent, high quality service t clients. Attend a Case Supprt Grup n campus fr ne hur every ther week t enhance service t clients and further skill develpment. Attend a Reflectin Sessin n campus fr ne hur each week t extend learning by relating the Advcate service experience t brader health care plicy, pverty reductin, and cmmunity develpment issues. Maintain accurate, up-t-date case recrds each week. Respnd prmptly t questins and requests frm the Team Crdinatr and Prgram Manager by , phne, and in-persn. Attend the tw days f mandatry Advcate Bt Camp at the start f the semester. Participate in a mid-semester evaluatin with the Team Crdinatr. Cmplete an Advcate Experience Survey at the end f the semester. IV. The Applicatin Prcess Infrmatin Sessins Interested in learning mre abut Health Leads? Tw (2) infrmatin sessins will be held at Sargent Cllege at Bstn University between January 21 st and 24 th. Cntact the University Crdinatrs at bu@healthleadsusa.rg t find ut dates, times, and rm #s. Applicatin Prcess Applicatins are due by Thursday, January 30 th n later than 12:00 PM (nn) EST. 3

5 T request a link t the applicatin, please the University Crdinatrs, at bu@healthleadsusa.rg with yur first and last name nly in the bdy f the . Yu will be sent a unique link tied t yur address. Cautin: D NOT frward this link t anyne else r their answers culd verwrite yurs! Health Dcumentatin and Backgrund Checks Befre beginning wrk at Health Leads, accepted students must submit certain health dcumentatin t be cleared t vlunteer in clinics. This is a prcess mandated by the hspitals and clinics in which we wrk. T wrk at BMC-Pediatrics r BMC-Obstetrics, yu must cmplete these tasks: Meet TB testing requirements. Submit certain immunizatin recrds. Submit dcumentatin f a recent flu sht. Cmplete ther n-barding steps which invlve at least tw visits t BMC. We will prvide yu with guidance in cmpleting these tasks. T wrk at The Dimck Center, yu must submit the fllwing dcuments t Chle Green, Health Leads Bstn Prgram Manager at The Dimck Center, by (cgreen@healthleadsusa.rg) r fax ( ), by Mnday, February 10 th at 12:00 Nn. Dcumented results f a tuberculsis skin test (TST) administered within the last three (3) mnths. This dcumentatin must include the date the test was given, the date it was read, as well as the millimeter (mm) f duratin. Please btain this infrmatin in a timely manner and check t make sure all required infrmatin is listed n the dcument. If infrmatin is missing, please bring the dcument back t the clinic that administered the test. Be sure t make an appintment with University Health Services/Student Health Services ASAP as appintments fill up very quickly. A cpy f yur immunizatin recrds. These recrds must include: 2 MMR vaccines and a Varicella vaccine r prf f Chicken Px Disease. Nte: Student Health Services may nt have dcumentatin f yur varicella/chicken px. If this is s, please have yur dctr fax a cpy f yur immunizatin recrds t Dcumentatin f a recent flu sht. A cmpleted frm allwing Health Leads t btain a Criminal Offender Recrd Infrmatin (CORI) reprt fr yu frm the Massachusetts Department f Criminal Justice. We will prvide yu with this frm and guidance in cmpleting it. 4

6 Interviews Interviews will be cnducted by Health Leads student leaders n the BU campus, and will last apprximately ne half hur. If yu are selected fr an interview, it will be scheduled n ne f the fllwing days: Saturday, February 1 st Sunday, February 2 nd Final Decisins Health Leads student leaders will ntify applicants f acceptances by: Mnday, February 3 rd We hpe that yu accept ur ffer! All applicants ffered an Advcate psitin must reply t the ffer by: Tuesday, February 4 th at 12:00 Nn Mandatry Training Dates If yu decide t vlunteer with Health Leads, please nte that yu will be required t attend Advcate Bt Camp n bth the fllwing dates: Saturday, February 15 th frm 8:30 AM t 6:00 PM Sunday, February 16 th frm 8:30 AM t 6:00 PM V. Questins If yu have any questins, please cntact the University Crdinatrs at bu@healthleadsusa.rg. Thanks fr yur interest in Health Leads. We lk frward t wrking with yu! 5