Perinatal Social Worker

Summary

Join WiredPeople's team as a part-time, remote Perinatal Social Worker supporting projects in Tallahassee, Florida. This role involves reviewing cases, identifying biases in healthcare delivery, and contributing to quarterly meetings. Responsibilities include training records analysts in informant interviews, developing training materials, and identifying patterns of bias in Florida cases. The position requires a license in Florida and experience in obstetrics, antenatal, and postpartum care or bereavement counseling. Strong communication and computer skills are essential for this remote role.

Requirements

• Licensed clinical social worker or a master's degree in social work
• MUST be licensed in the State of Florida to qualify
• 1 year of experience and knowledge working in obstetrics, antenatal, and postpartum care
• Computer skills, including data entry experience
• Knowledge of the social determinants of health
• Ability to perform well with a team in a remote work environment
• Strong professional communication skills

Responsibilities

• Review selected cases quarterly and identify any potential bias in the health care delivery and any social determinants of health that may have affected the maternal demise
• Work with records analysts and/or project coordinator to incorporate these findings into the case narratives in preparation for quarterly meetings
• Attend suggested and required ongoing trainings
• Incorporate the final and completed informant interview plan that includes the introduction letter, sample script, and interview guide into the procedural guide
• Develop and implement a process to train the records analysts in how to conduct informant interviews. This process will include a step-by-step training guide and a recorded video training in Microsoft Teams on how to conduct informant interviews
• Train records analysts in how to conduct informant interviews and incorporate records’ analyst feedback into the training module
• Working in coordination with the program administrator and data analyst, use a grounded theory approach to identify patterns of bias and typical examples in Florida cases reviewed in 2020 and 2021
• Prepare a report with the key findings and a visual guide for abstractors on bias identification in medical records
• Assist the records analysts with conducting informant interviews every quarter and enter data into the system

Preferred Qualifications

• Bereavement counseling experience at a minimum in lieu of perinatal experience
• Experience in family/peer counseling and outreach