Trauma Victim Advocate (Part-Time)

Temple Health – Temple University Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Temple Health is seeking a part-time Trauma Victim Advocate to provide crisis support in a hospital setting. The role involves comforting patients and families affected by violence, delivering updates, and linking them to necessary support services. Candidates should have a strong background in working with crime victims and related fields.

Qualifications

• 2 Years experience working directly with victims of crime required.
• Experience in advocacy services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and their families after incidents of violence.
• Provide grief support to families of homicide victims.
• Assist patients in accessing crime victim services.

Skills

Crisis Response

Advocacy Services

Emotional Support

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field

Job description

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Trauma Victim Advocates are crisis responders embedded in the hospital 24/7 to support patients and their family members in the immediate aftermath of violence and assist victims and co-victims during the process of physical and emotional recovery. Trauma Victim Advocates also perform a variety of functions in the hospital's emergency department, including: offering comfort to patients in the trauma bay, giving families regular updates about their loved ones' conditions, providing grief support to families of homicide victims, and linking patients and their families to crime victim services. Program activities will be performed in a hospital setting under the supervision of the Trauma Outreach Manager


Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required)

Bachelors Degree : in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field (Preferred)


Experience

2 Years experience working directly with victims of crime (Required)

General experience assisting and providing advocacy services to victims of crime (Preferred)

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Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!


Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple University Hospital is a nationally respected teaching hospital on Temple University's bustling Health Sciences Center campus. The hospital provides a comprehensive array of healthcare services both basic and complex to patients from around the corner, across the country and around the world. As the chief clinical training site for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, the hospital provides a dynamic environment for high-quality care, teaching, and cutting edge research.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

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• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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