Community Health Worker

Adventist Health•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Health White Memorial is looking for a Community Health Worker for a Full-time, 8-hour Day shift position. This role requires the individual to work onsite at our location in Los Angeles, CA. The Community Health Worker will assist patients and families in navigating and accessing community services and other resources. They will advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide direct services such as mammogram and diabetes screenings during community outreach activities. This role also supports staff in helping patients adopt healthy behaviors and assists in promoting, maintaining, and improving the health of community patients and their families. The position works under direct supervision.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Community Health Worker formal training program from an accredited college, or other educational institution: Preferred
High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

Responsibilities

Assists in offering interpretation and translation services, provides culturally appropriate health education and information, assists people in receiving needed care, provides informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors.
Establishes trusting relationships with patients and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
Conducts intake interviews with patients, including enrolling and/or referring patients into local services.
Follows-up with patients via phone calls, makes home visits and frequents other settings where patients can be found.
Assists patients with completing applications and registration forms.
Conducts eligibility determination, enrollment and follow-up with uninsured patients.
Helps patients set personal goals and attend appointments.
Applies developing/basic working knowledge and experience to the job.
Helps patients connect with transportation resources.
Exhibits excellent working relations with patients, visitors and staff, effectively communicating the organization's mission.
Works on routine assignments within defined parameters, established guidelines and precedents.
Works closely with medical provider/s to help ensure patients have comprehensive and coordinated care.
Follows patients from initial identification through closure.
Follows established procedures and receives daily instructions on work.
Provides consistent communication to management to evaluate patient/family status, ensuring provided information and reports clearly describe progress.
Attends regular staff meetings, trainings and other meetings as requested.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.