Community Health Worker Job at Southern Indiana Community Healthcare in West Bad

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

JOB DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT: Outreach

REPORTS TO: Enabling Services Director/Office Manager

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Linking patients to needed resources such as: health care, housing, government entitlements etc.

· Provide crisis resources and link to appropriate interventions as appropriate.

· Refers patients to Navigator Services for available Insurance options and assistance with enrollment process.

· Assist with public Outreach and Community Education in various workplace and community settings, including schools and other venues.

· Provide SICHC access numbers and website

· Attend meetings with/behalf of patient as an advocate

· Provide phone, written or face to face communication and follow up to improve compliance.

· Collects and enters accurate data on all patients in outreach activities; produces accurate and timely reports as requested

· Participates in webinars, conferences and other SICHC approved trainings to improve knowledge and skills related to job needs.

· Maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality and professionalism.

· Ability to demonstrate competent use of EMR

· Timely completion of paperwork and documentation.

· Requires basic organization skills, typically to organize own work.

· Job duties require the ability to work independently and as part of a team

· Employee can effectively select from alternatives to situations encountered on the job.

· Employees focus is primarily on their work.

· Assist Chronic Care Manager with duties as needed.

· All other duties as assigned pertaining to job.

SECONDARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

. As needed, will cover MA position with provider and will report to site office manager during this coverage period.

. Only qualified candidates will be utilized for this cross-coverage position and will have an opportunity to be evaluated for the “CMA enhanced skills” for additional