Community Health Worker
About The Position
The Community Health Worker helps improve access to health care services and increase screening, and serves as a connection between community members and health and social service systems. The role supports communication between community members and health providers, provides social support and informal counseling, and advocates for individual and community health needs. The Community Health Worker supports prenatal and postnatal care access, builds trusting relationships with patients and families, and provides follow-up, motivation, interviewing, and goal-setting. The position coordinates with OB-GYN providers, Doulas, other clinical personnel, and community agencies to help patients receive comprehensive, coordinated care and appropriate community resources.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences, or a directly related field, from an accredited college or university.
- Two years of public health education experience, or one year of experience at the lower-level Health Educator 2 (HCP031) position or an equivalent position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience collecting and analyzing data.
- Ability to multitask.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
Responsibilities
- Improve access to prenatal and postnatal health care services.
- Establish trusting relationships with patients and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
- Effectively communicate the Healthy Families Community Based Initiative (HFCBI) mission.
- Provide ongoing follow-up, motivation, interviewing, and goal-setting with patients and families.
- Follow up with patients by phone, through home visits, and in other settings where patients can be found.
- Assist patients in understanding perinatal care plans and instructions.
- Refer patients to community agencies and services as appropriate.
- Complete required reports reflecting program services.
- Manage an assigned caseload and work collaboratively and effectively within a team.
- Work closely with OB-GYN medical providers and Doulas to help ensure patients have comprehensive and coordinated care plans.
- Collaborate with other clinical personnel assigned to the same patient to communicate community resources appropriate to patient and family needs.
- Act as a patient advocate and liaison between patients and families and community service agencies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
