Community Health Worker - Perinatal & Pediatric (P&PCHW) (4563)

LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE•Berkeley, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Perinatal and Pediatric Community Health Worker (CHW) for their West Berkeley Family Practice. This role involves working with a multi-disciplinary provider team to deliver comprehensive perinatal and pediatric services in a community health setting. The CHW will be responsible for providing case management, outreach, health education, psychosocial and basic nutritional support, medical and social services coordination, and health education classes to perinatal clients and their infants, both individually and in group settings, within the guidelines of the CPSP programs. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position, working 40 hours per week, and requires bilingual proficiency in English/Spanish. The position is represented by SEIU-UHW, with salaries and benefits set by a collective bargaining agreement. LifeLong Medical Care is a multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with over 15 primary care health centers, offering integrated services including psychosocial support, referrals, chronic disease management, dental care, health education, and home visits.

Requirements

Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written.
Able to prioritize often competing work demands and tasks from both clients and staff.
Able to work effectively and calmly under pressure in a positive, friendly manner.
Demonstrated ability and sensitivity working with a variety of people from low-income populations, with diverse educational, lifestyle, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural origins and beliefs.
Demonstrated ability and sensitivity in providing services to persons who are disabled, homeless, substance users, HIV (AIDS) infected, and/or psychologically impaired.
Working knowledge of community health problems including social and economic factors relating to health.
Must be bilingual English/Spanish.
Bachelor’s Degree and at least one year paid full-time experience in a perinatal or maternal and child health with a concentration on health education OR a high school diploma with at least two years experience in perinatal or maternal and child health with a concentration on health education OR a high school diploma with one year experience in perinatal or maternal and child health with a concentration on health education and completion of a perinatal CHW training program or equivalent training.
Experience working in a perinatal program as a Perinatal Community Health Worker or working for a non-profit community clinic and/or other non-profit social service organization.

Responsibilities

Manages caseload of perinatal clients and their infants, including scheduling appointments and registering newborns.
Provides case management services including Lactation and Gestational Diabetes support and care coordination for specialty services as needed.
Coordinates cases with social service agencies and medical providers.
Refers client to appropriate support services as needed within the organization and in the community.
Provides CPSP services thru individual appointments to assess psychosocial, nutritional and health education risk factors and makes referrals.
Provides thorough documentation of CPSP visits and patient interactions in Electronic Health Record system.
Does outreach calls and tracking for Well Child Checks and Immunizations.
Supports and co-facilitates health education classes.
Attends team and staff meetings as required.
May participate in community outreach and marketing activities to promote the organization’s services.
Complies with data collection and entry for Quality Improvement measures and annual reports.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Perinatal and Pediatric CHW Supervisor.