Community health worker

Sea Mar Community Health Centers•Monroe, LA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position: Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization Position Summary The MSS Community Health Worker (CHW) position requires excellent communication skills, flexibility, good organization skills and the ability to manage time, resources and client caseload. Basic knowledge of maternal and infant health issues, as well as healthy child health development is essential to the position. Under the supervision of the MSS Manager, and in collaboration with the MSS care team, the Community Health Worker is responsible for informing and assisting clients in utilization of community resources that meet the client’s identified health needs. In addition to client advocacy, the CHW will ensure appropriate education on various and pertinent health topics offered and/or provided to the client. The CHW will provide some administrative support to the MSS team. Productivity expectations are subject to change, depending on case load and location.

Requirements

The CHW demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development throughout the life span, and is able to identify and categorize each patient’s age specific grouping of needs, such as those for infants, adolescents, or geriatric patients. Additionally, the CHW must demonstrate knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served.
The person in this position must be of good character and able to maintain the understanding, physical health, emotional stability and personality suited to meet the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of the population served.
The person in this position shall have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three (3) years prior to the date of employment at the facility, and no misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed at this facility.
This individual cannot be a person who has been convicted of a felony within the last seven years or ever been convicted of child abuse and / or any crime involving physical harm to another person nor be a perpetrator of substantiated child abuse.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively one-to one with clients, families, and colleagues.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred and may be required. Other language skills may be considered depending on site needs due to the population that is being served.
The applicant must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
The applicant must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
High school diploma and continued education in areas of health or social services, or at least one year of experience in those areas.
Pre-hire and annual employee health screening required
Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season.
Must possess a current Washington State driver's license.
This person must receive a background check from Washington State Patrol.
Must have and maintain TB test annually.
This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.

Responsibilities

Enrolls clients in the First Steps program and enters client information into database.
Teaches basic principles of self-care including appropriate utilization of available pre- and postnatal care, thus reducing negative birth outcomes.
Connect clients to Sea Mar and non-Sea Mar resources as appropriate and track all resources available to clients. These services may include but are not limited to insurance enrollment, preventive health services, behavioral health, dental and care management
Provide appropriate provider and/or resource referrals to the client to help promote well-being within the family.
Monitor and document clients’ ability to keep regularly scheduled medical and social service appointments, thus ensuring greater client use of appropriate services.
Send letters and perform follow-up phone calls to patients for planned visits
Complete appropriate and timely documentation of client appointment.
Participate in weekly case conference meetings with the MSS multidisciplinary team
Miscellaneous administrative tasks, including answering phones and use of computer (MS Word, Excel and Access) and filing.
Update and maintain the MSS client database
The CHW works to empower and educate clients in the appropriate use of health care resources such as basic nutrition, substance abuse and family planning services. The CHW supports the care plan developed with the client by the MSS team.
The CHW maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the agency, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations. The CHW provides services in a manner which demonstrates an appreciation, understanding and respect for cultural diversity.
The CHW attends regularly scheduled team meetings, completes all responsibilities as required, with an emphasis on timeliness and accuracy; demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication; completes daily record keeping as directed by the MSS Manager, following the structure of the problem-oriented patient records system.