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Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 62 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 417,000 visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a Community Health Worker. Provide outreach, counseling, navigational, and case management services to recently incarcerated individuals that have chronic diseases that include substance and/or mental health issues participating in the Family Health Center of San Diego's Social Services Clinic Integration Program. Operate in a supportive role within an interdisciplinary health care team utilizing an integrated care and treatment model.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team in coordinating a wide array of navigation, health care, case management, educational support, and patient engagement functions in recruiting, supporting and connecting individuals to services at FHCSD.
Facilitate enrollment of patients in FHCSD services. Schedule appointments and conduct intake per department guidelines and productivity goals.
Facilitate care transitions between providers, community partners, and specialty care providers through use of the Electronic Health Record to ensure relevant correspondence is attached for each patient.
Provide support for patients, focusing on reducing poor health outcomes through improving continuity of care.
Provide support, empowerment, education, and case management services for those that may be chronically ill, including co-morbid substance use and/or mental illness through direct interaction or within a group setting environment.
Educate potential patients about FHCSD services to include relationship building in connecting to a wide array of services.
Conduct periodic assessments of patients' substance use, physical activity, dietary, or other habits harmful to health and wellbeing.
Serve as liaison between the multidisciplinary care team and the community to include developing relationships with various stakeholders as part of the patient's care plan. Resolve any barriers related to necessary resources.
Participate regularly in program meetings.
Function collaboratively with partners of FHCSD.
Identify linguistic, cultural and transportation needs of clients with linkage to resources as appropriate.
Track, monitor, and actively manage assigned cases to ensure coordination of care, retention of patients, and to ensure a high level of utilization is maintained.
Attend ongoing training to include certification courses when applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Lived experience that aligns with and provides a connection between the CHW and the community being served (justice involved) required.
Rewards:
FHCSD was founded by community activists working towards a common goal: caring, affordable, high-quality medical care for all. We are proud to continue this mission today as we provide accessible services to over 210,000 patients across San Diego County. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.
$21.00 - $26.23If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)
Full Time
$78k-94k (estimate)
05/29/2024
06/17/2024
fhcsd.org
SAN DIEGO, CA
500 - 1,000
1970
GRACIE DURAN
$50M - $200M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
For 50 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego has provided caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons. Our staff provides care to over 215,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low income and 29% are uninsured. We offer a range of health care services throughout the region, including: * 23 primary care clinics * 8 dental clinics * 10 behavioral health facilities * 3 mobile medical units * 2 mobile counseling centers * 3 vision clinics * A physical rehabilitation depa...rtment * A pharmacy * An outpatient substance use treatment program The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs have grown over the last five decades, making us: * The 10th largest community clinic organization in the nation. * The #1 enrollment entity for Covered California in San Diego County. * The largest provider of comprehensive HIV services, school-based and mental health services in San Diego County. * The largest provider of primary care and wrap-around services to the homeless in San Diego County through the Healthcare for the Homeless program. * Designated as a Health Center Quality Leader by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). * A 2019 and 2020 Cigna Well-Being Award Recipient for our Employee Wellness Program.
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