Job Information
Atrium Health Human Trafficking Counselor Atrium Health Emergency Medicine PT/PRN in Charlotte, North Carolina
The ideal applicant has prior experience working with patients experiencing sex or labor trafficking and has hospital experience. Ideally have a relentless drive to meet our commitment to enhancing safety using a patient centered framework. In addition, the candidate will be a collaborative, empathetic, resourceful, self-starter who achieves results with high reliability and strong professional boundaries.
Job Summary
Responsible to provide intervention services for individuals who are in danger of intimate partner violence by conducting safety assessments and planning, counseling and education, and information and referral to appropriate community resources. Provides training, education, and consultation to staff.
Essential Functions
Provides direct services such as safety assessment and planning, community referrals, photo-documentation, follow-up services, and on-call.
Assists with training DVHP volunteers and interns as needed.
Strengthens DVHP's outreach in the hospital and community by providing training to various groups and responding to requests from the media as assigned by Leadership.
Assists with data entry, collection, and review for program outcome tracking.
Contributes to quality services by staying informed of developments and trends in the areas of domestic violence and counseling skills and assisting in the development and implementation of innovative programs.
Physical Requirements
Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, and able to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education, Experience and Certifications
Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related graduate degree from an accredited college or university with domestic violence counseling experience is preferred. Bachelor's Degree with experience is required.
Atrium Health is one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, connecting patients with on-demand care, world-class specialists and the region’s largest primary care network. A recognized leader in healthcare delivery, quality and innovation, our foundation rests on providing clinically excellent and compassionate care.
We’ve been serving our community since 1940, when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Since then, our network has grown to include more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations ranging from doctors’ offices to behavioral health centers to nursing homes.
Our focus: Delivering the highest quality patient care, supporting medical research and education, and joining with partners outside our walls to keep our community healthy.