Onsite Community Health Worker, Part-Time, Variable, Hope Center

Adventist Health•Clearlake, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists with helping patients and families navigate/access community services and other resources. Advocates for individual and community health needs and assists with providing direct services such as mammogram and diabetes screenings during community outreach activities. Supports staff in helping patients adopt healthy behaviors. Assists with promoting, maintaining and helping to improve the health of community patients and their families. Works under direct supervision. This position is represented by RCHEA.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent
Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital
This job requires frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, reaching above shoulders, sitting, walking inclines and declines, standing, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive hand motions
Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
The employee will occasionally pull, lift, transfer, or push a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally
The employee must demonstrate a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor

Nice To Haves

Associates/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience Preferred
Successful completion of a Community Health Worker formal training program from an accredited college, or other educational institution 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
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
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 the 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