The Health Care Attorney will advise, advocate for, and represent children and youth impacted by the child welfare system, to help them obtain equitable health care, medical services, and benefits. This Attorney will assist children and young adults in or who have been in foster care or guardianship in obtaining and maintaining health insurance coverage, appropriate health and mental health services, and specialized care for children with disabilities or developmental delays. Legal representation will include challenges to Medi-Cal denials and appeals of other health related benefits.
The Health Care Attorney also will serve as the staff attorney for the Alliance’s Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center’s Medical Hub Clinic (the MLK Clinic), making Alliance services available to caregivers and youth who come to the clinic. The attorney will train MLK Clinic personnel as well as caregivers, youth, and child welfare stakeholders on issues including health care coverage, services, medical consents, and confidentiality.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist medical providers, youth, and caregivers with issues of medical consent, Medi-Cal coverage, eligibility for early developmental services, specialized care support, and home approvals for children with medical or developmental needs.
- Serve as staff attorney for the MLK Clinic, screening potential clients, providing legal advice and representation to patients, collaborating to connect patients to other Alliance programs, conducting training, creating reference materials, and working with Alliance social workers and other staff to connect youth, caregivers, and medical staff with resources.
- Represent child welfare impacted caregivers and youth to obtain medical services through Treatment Authorization Requests and at administrative hearings to appeal denials of Medi-Cal or other health related benefits.
- Work with the Alliance’s Pro Bono Director to develop, implement, and manage legal support for this Program, including materials, training, supervision, and technical assistance for student interns and pro bono attorneys.
- Assist with the supervision of Intake, identify legal issues and strategies, and train and provide guidance to student interns and staff.
- Develop and maintain program materials for clients, pro bono attorneys, and the community.
- Conduct community training, and work with service providers and community partners, to maximize support for families and children.
- Collaborate with colleagues to identify critical resources for caregivers, young adults, and children that will support their stability and well-being.
- Work with the Alliance’s policy team to identify systemic issues and provide information to support the Alliance’s systems change work.
- Work with the Alliance’s development, communications, direct services, and administrative staff to provide data and information to support funding opportunities, complete grant applications and reports, and evaluate and share the impact of our work.
- Perform other duties as required.
This job description is of a general nature and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties of the position.
- 3-5 years experience advocating for physical or mental health care, Medi-Cal, Medicaid, or other health related benefits
- Prior experience working in a medical field or reviewing medical records
- Understanding of the healthcare and insurance systems
This is an exempt, full-time paid position, with target starting annual salary in the range of $83,000 – $90,000 DOE
Benefits include generous vacation and paid holidays; comprehensive health plans covering 100% of the employee cost of medical, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts for childcare and health expenses; a retirement savings plan with company contributions to your 403(b) after one year of employment independent of employee contributions, and discounts on fitness memberships and other activities.
Email resume and cover letter to Nina Bailey, Human Resources Coordinator at [email protected]. Due to a high volume of interest, we are not able to contact each interested applicant. No calls please. If selected for consideration, candidates will be contacted to discuss our recruitment process and next steps.
The Alliance for Children’s Rights is committed to building and supporting a culturally diverse and inclusive environment that values all staff members’ backgrounds and perspectives in our work. We strongly encourage individuals from all traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and prohibit discrimination against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other unlawful basis.