"Meeting Youth Where They Are - With Care That Matters."
Agency Summary:
It takes a wide range of amazing people to achieve the mission of White Bird Clinic and to be successful in the work that we do. We provide compassionate, humanistic healthcare and supportive services to individuals in our community, so everyone receives the care they need.
Our priority is to serve people who are unserved, underinsured, disabled and/or homeless. Do you possess qualities and behaviors that foster collaboration, patience, empathy, and humor while utilizing stress reduction techniques for the self and others, remaining level-headed, and have a tolerance for ambiguity?
Can you approach challenging situations in a positive and creative way? If yes, please apply and tell us how!
Helping Out Our Teens in Schools (HOOTS) provides on-site integrated health care clinics and tragedy response support to a number of high schools in the Eugene/Springfield area. Each week, teams consisting of a medic and a crisis worker visit schools to offer walk-in clinics where they provide client-centered, judgement free and confidential counseling and basic first aid to students. HOOTS also offers mental wellness presentations to classrooms, and other trainings and support for teachers and school staff as requested. HOOTS is a program of White Bird Clinic, a social service agency providing crisis intervention, medical, dental and mental health care, drug and alcohol treatment, and case management and supportive services to the Eugene/Springfield community. HOOTS is a sister program of White Bird's mobile crisis intervention program CAHOOTS.
HOOTS Core Values
Youth empowerment: We believe our role in working with youth is to provide support, tools and resources to help them draw on their own strengths and support systems to take charge of their situation and move forward in their lives.
Community: We engage in community building and community care within schools, as well as connecting youth to resources and opportunities in the wider community outside of their schools.
Humanism: Emphasizing the value and goodness of all humans and choosing to hold all our clients in unconditional positive regard: accepting and supporting them no matter their behavior.
Client-centered: Approaching our clients with the understanding that they are the experts of their own lives, and they know best what is required to meet their needs. We endeavor to understand our clients' situations from their point of view: we do not pose judgment on their behavior or beliefs, nor inflict help that they have not welcomed.
Harm reduction: We utilize practical strategies to reduce potential harm from substance use and risky behaviors, approaching such topics without judgement and with the aim to educate and support clients in taking steps towards safer behaviors on their own terms.
Safety and Belonging: We believe that a sense of safety in schools is fostered by feelings of belonging and connection. As such, we favor restorative justice approaches over punitive measures and zero tolerance policies.
Anti-oppression: Acknowledging the intersecting systems of oppression and privilege we all exist within and contribute to; we strive to center marginalized narratives and are committed to working towards the deconstruction of systemic oppression in the institutions we are a part of.
Position Summary:
As a HOOTS Medic, you will work alongside a crisis worker as part of a two-person team staffing wellness clinics in local high schools. You will have the primary responsibility of completing medical assessments and providing basic medical care within the EMT-B scope of practice. Interactions with students are incredibly varied and range from suicide risk assessments to conflict mediation to relationship advice. Medics will be expected to make referrals and share information about resources available in the community to meet any identified needs. The medic works in close collaboration with the crisis worker to provide holistic, trauma-informed care. Successful HOOTS Medics have the ability to build rapport easily with students as well as with school staff and teachers.
Key Responsibilities:
Staff HOOTS clinics at local 4J high schools.
Continuously build and maintain positive relationships with school staff and teachers.
Assume primary responsibility for making medical assessments and providing basic medical care within the EMT-B scope of practice and in accordance with HOOTS medical protocols and standing orders.
Make appropriate referrals and resource recommendations to services in the community.
Appropriately document all client interactions according to department policy.
Fulfill mandatory reporter duties.
Attend required department and clinic meetings and share in other responsibilities as needed.
Complete all required training.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Current EMT or RN License, required.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or completed within 1 month of hire).
Ability to work effectively with a diverse population including impoverished and alienated persons.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including skills in building rapport with clients and school staff, and communicating effectively with co-workers.
Able to build effective and productive interpersonal relationships.
Effective organization and time management, including effective delegation.
Model appreciation and respect for cultural differences.
Demonstrated proficiency with Office 365 or similar software systems.
Ability to pass a DHS background check.
Complete HOOTS Hogwarts within four months of hire.
Complete White Bird's 'Basic Crisis' class within 1 year of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
In addition to the above qualifications:
Fluent or conversational in American Sign Language or Spanish.
Two years of experience providing health services in non-traditional settings.
Knowledge about humanistic, client-centered approaches.
Experience with harm reduction and/or restorative justice practices.
Excellent verbal communication and active listening skills, including skills in building rapport with clients and community partners, and communicating effectively with co-workers.
Ability to thrive in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
Ability to give and receive feedback with grace and compassion.
Compensation Details:
This is an hourly, non- exempt position with target starting base compensation of $22.00/hour paid on a bi-weekly basis.
