The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is aligned with the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and our School is committed to becoming an antiracist SPH. We are working to center social justice in our internal and external work as a school and are committed to addressing structural and institutional racism, and to holding ourselves accountable to this work.

 

The EASA Center for Excellence prioritizes centering the perspectives and experience of individuals with lived, living, and professional experience in family outreach and engagement. Living and lived experience perspectives are central to the Center for Excellence’s conceptualization of psychosis healing and recovery rooted in culturally responsive, healing-centered values and practices.

 

This position addresses the identified need for support provided directly to family members, especially during the EASA screening and intake process and transition out of EASA based on direct feedback from EASA program participants, their family members and supports, and EASA team members. The position operates as an integrated member of the EASA Center for Excellence team to partner directly with family members and supports. This position will promote statewide quality and practice improvements in family engagement through collaboration with diverse populations, groups, and organizations, including low density communities, LGBTQ+, and culturally-specific communities statewide. This position provides consultation and training in family engagement in early psychosis service delivery and fidelity review processes informed by ongoing evaluation of effectiveness and integration of feedback, RedCap data, and current research in the field.

• Direct support to family members and supports whose young adult is an EASA participant.
• Implementation of quality and practice improvements related to family engagement across EASA programs statewide utilizing current research, RedCap data, and feedback.
• Collaboration as integrated team member of the EASA Center for Excellence and with EASA teams: Routine participation in EASA Center for Excellence team meetings, Therapeutic Leadership Team (TLT) meetings, and Equity and Anti-Racism (EARI) workgroup meetings; Collaboration with C4E team to routinely integrate participant data and feedback and consultation and training feedback into program development and improvement; Monthly supervisory meetings with Center Director. 
• Develop and implement family engagement strategies and resources.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

• 2 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

  Lived experience supporting a young person/family member during a first episode of psychosis and/or early psychosis symptoms.

• Experience partnering with individuals and/or their family members/supports.

• Experience with navigating systems of care and identifying and connecting individuals with local resources.

• Works collaboratively across team members with a wide range of backgrounds, skills, experiences, and credentials.

• Competence using technology to communicate (e.g. email, virtual meeting platform) and Microsoft Office/365.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills

• Valid Driver’s License.

• Ability to travel throughout Oregon as needed.

• Experience integrating lived experience feedback, input, and data to improve service delivery

• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding, and experience collaborating and engaging with diverse populations, groups, and organizations, including low density populations, LGBTQ+ and culturally-specific communities.

• Family Peer Certification.

• Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA)-1.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.