What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Health Worker position at FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS?
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:
As a member of the Outreach Team, the Community Health Worker provides basic health information from a standard curriculum and assists patients with linkages to health, social and other needed services; assists with outreach events and community networking activities as directed by the Outreach Coordinator.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
Assists patients with accessing community resources
Develops and maintains effective working relationships on behalf of FHC with local resources including social service agencies, housing, schools, and other community partners.
Refers patients to community resources and to FHC’s full range of health services.
Has working knowledge of all insurance plans with which FHC is contracted and with other insurance plans that are available in the area; refers patients to FHC’s Enrollment department.
Provides health education to patients via outreach activities
Assists and/or coordinates outreach events
Provides activity support to the Outreach Coordinator
Attends outreach events and provides health education in various settings (i.e. schools, orchards, community settings)
Establishes community and patient contacts through outreach activities
Participates in training seminars and/or webinars including health education for lay leaders
Attendance
Ensures attendance and hours worked are accurately recorded in our computerized timekeeping system
Properly manages paid vacation and sick leave
Responsible for regular, predictable attendance and to work hours as scheduled, which will include occasional evenings and weekends
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
Requires more advanced organizational skills, in order to organize projects or the work of others.
Job duties require the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Job duties are typically performed in response to workflow or ongoing direction by supervisors or others
Employees are able to effectively select from alternatives to situations encountered on the job
Work requires consideration of the way the work affects other employees outside the department or functional area.
Duties require the compilation of information
PROFESSIONAL &TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Possesses an intermediate level of written and verbal communications skills in English, has computational and computer skills and mathematical knowledge typically acquired through completion of a high school program.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must have experience or ability to understand working with underserved, transient, low-income populations and those affected by poverty and other social issues.
Must have experience or ability to learn popular education methods and other strategies to effectively provide health education to varied community populations.
Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports using computer.
Ability to create, send and manage email.
Ability to use computer to create tables and simple displays of information.
Salary : $18 - $19