Community Health Worker PRN

Trinity Health • Ontario, OR

83d

About The Position

A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a remarkable understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship with the community enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health system and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A CHW builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.

Requirements

• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community based on personal lived experience and the ability to articulate the lived experience and perspective.
• High school diploma or GED.
• One to three (1-3) years of community involvement experience.
• Must meet additional state/local requirements as appropriate.
• Ability to earn a CHW certificate is preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Work requires ability to communicate orally and to hear or communicate with focus population.
• Bi-lingual skills to work with patients in their native language are preferred; certification as a medical interpreter/translator is a plus.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is preferred.
• Must be comfortable working and serving in a diverse and inclusive environment, and operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment with clinical supervision where applicable.
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.

Responsibilities

• Delivers services to vulnerable and high-risk individuals, particularly those hard-to-reach and/or with social needs, in home and community-based settings.
• Draws upon and uses lived experiences to provide advocacy, support and referral service to individuals assigned to their caseload.
• Conducts and interprets individual assessments to identify non-clinical needs and mitigate any barriers to resources and services.
• Improves access to health and human services for individuals through in-person interactions, telephone contacts, and coordination of referrals per protocols of ministry's specific programming.
• Provides basic education regarding chronic health conditions and health promotion in a way that promotes understanding and self-management by the individual.
• Reinforces health literacy and educational messages using appropriate tools and supplies within scope of practice.
• Facilitates or conducts enrollment in available federal, state and local programs to increase access to health care and support services.
• Serves as a liaison between providers and patients to facilitate communication and coordination of services.
• Coordinates and monitors services, including comprehensive tracking of patients' adherence in relation to care plan objectives per protocol.
• Provides in-service education to service providers (including licensed health care professionals and health professions students) relative to healthcare customs/beliefs of the focus population and works cooperatively with other community agencies and clinical care teams to promote culturally appropriate services.
• Continuously expands knowledge and understanding of community services and resources; maintains frequent contact with community agencies serving vulnerable populations and participates in community meetings.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of services provided to individuals in electronic medical record or other platform per ministry's protocol.
• Assists with data collection and interpretation relevant to understanding health and social service outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED