Outreach Representative
Company: ZUFALL HEALTH CENTER INC
Location: Morristown
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Under the direction
of the VP of Community Engagement, the Outreach Representative will
identify individuals and families in need of health care services,
family planning education and link them to ZHC. Outreach will
mainly be conducted through Community Based Organizations,
churches, schools, local government, and non-government agencies to
increase awareness of Zufall health services and increase referrals
to Zufall. Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities Assists
in obtaining essential support services such as Medicaid, food
stamps, transportation, translation services and day care Providing
cancer education awareness/CEED services throughout Somerset County
Serves as an advocate for the patients, and acts as a liaison
between the patients and ZHC Attends in-service education and
training programs Provides basic health information and education
to patients Arranges referrals and coordinates transportation as
needed Assists medical staff in care management through outreach
using patient registries Provides ongoing social and emotional
support through care management Completes daily activity logs,
referral forms and other reports, as necessary Provides sexual
health education topics to students and other community members
throughout ZH service area When presenting to schools, they must
arrive between 7-7:30 AM and remain until about 2:30 PM Assists in
monthly data scrubbing – searches for missing data in provider
charts and corrects monthly reports for both programs Assists
manager with other duties as time permits depending on school
presentation schedule Assumes other program related tasks as
assigned Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to
communicate in English, both orally and in writing; ability to
speak Spanish fluently Ability to operate a motor vehicle and
travel within the ZHC service site areas Strong interpersonal and
communication skills, and the ability to demonstrate empathy
Ability to relate to patients as well as to local government and
community organization workers and leaders Ability to work
independently, seeks assistance when necessary Works with medical
and social work professionals in a multi-disciplinary team, and
works in a fast-paced work environment Possesses basic knowledge of
target populations’ ethnic and medical needs Possesses flexibility,
cultural sensitivity, and tactfulness Maintains HIPAA compliance in
all regulated transactions and complies with all regulatory
standards Comfortable with public speaking Must be able to talk
about sex, contraceptive methods, sexually transmitted infections,
sexual/reproductive/pregnancy coercion- Training will be provided
on these topics. Education, Training, and Experience High School
diploma or Equivalent Bilingual in English and Spanish Required
Comfortable with Public Speaking, topics regarding sex, STIs, and
pregnancy coercion required Previous experience in Outreach
preferred
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