Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will assist pregnant and parenting individuals in treatment for substance use disorder and their children toward healthy recovery behaviors. The CHW will help women engage in treatment and their families navigate and access community resources and services. The CHW will provide support to the clinical and medical teams: care coordinators, navigators, nurses and therapists through a team based care model. The CHW will provide social support, coaching, and education to support women’s active participation in treatment goals and objectives. The CHW will support the treatment teams to help women access and attend treatment, community resources and services, and advocate for individual and community health needs. The CHW will also write process notes, collect data, and complete required documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists in facilitating treatment team directives for women and their children. This includes working with women and their families or kinship networks. Identifies and help enroll eligible individuals in federal, state, and local private or nonprofit health and human services programs
• Assists and/or accompanies women with healthcare, social services, court appearances and other professional appointments for women and their children.
• Serves as a liaison between women/families/communities and other treatment and healthcare agencies
• Provides Guidance and social assistance to patients families and community residents
• Enhances patients’ ability to effectively communicate with the substance use treatment teams and healthcare providers
• Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health education materials within the scope of training
• Provides referral and follow-up services
• Assists women in treatment and their families in understanding and carrying out their treatment team and healthcare providers’ advice
• Follows-up to assess how the women are recovering and adjusting well to their treatment plans, providing additional support as necessary.
• Compiles and tracks all interactions, process notes and other documentation as needed.
• Front desk duties as assigned such as greeting guests and patients’ families, checking in women and coordination of care,
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or GED.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

Certified Community Health Worker training program required and Community Health Worker certification completion or in process.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Prior experience in community outreach preferred.