Community Health Worker

  • AACI
  • 2400 Moorepark Ave. San Jose, CA 95128
  • Nov 09, 2022
Part time Health Care

Job Description

The Community Health Worker serves as a liaison between the community and AACIs physical health, behavioral health, and wellness programs. Primarily working in the community with specific populations.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide peer resource and education to assess client needs and support families
  • Coach patients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care
  • Assist patients in understanding the resources available and accessing resources and services
  • Assist patient in understanding care plans and instructions
  • Hold public workshops and group discussions
  • Make referrals to AACI services, and follows up with individuals to ensure they receive needed services
  • Follow-up with health management/care plans with both patients and providers
  • Identify patient barriers to care and assist clients in accessing health related services, including overcoming barriers to obtaining needed medical care and social services
  • Facilitate communication and coordinate services between providers
  • Develop relationships with local health care and social service providers
  • Advocate for individual and community health needs
  • Track appropriate patient-level quality outcomes for program monitoring and evaluation.
  • Adhere to clinic departmental policies and procedures, including Patient Safety initiatives, Patient Rights, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy standards
  • Complete other duties and related projects as assigned.

Qualifications

 

  • One or more years of experience with health care clinic operations or outreach
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent coordination skills, including multitasking and setting priorities
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds and
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • This position requires frequent driving. A valid California driver license, current personal auto insurance, and an MVR sufficient to maintain insurability under agency auto liability policies.
  • CHW training through Community Health Partnership preferred

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Salary

$19.86-$23.00

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