Community Health Worker
- Country: United States
- Region: Hawaii
Community Health Worker
Waikiki Health has been providing healthcare services to our community for over 50 years. Thanks to our members and passionate and dedicated professionals, we have grown from our single Waikiki Drug Clinic, helping minimize the drug use among our community’s youth, to a multi-service, multi-site non-profit agency. Our mission is to provide quality medical and social services that are accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of ability to pay. We strive to provide compassionate healing and expert care that result in improved health and quality of life for all in our island community. We work hard each day to better ourselves in order to care for our Hawaii Ohana. If you are looking for a career path that will make an everlasting difference in your community, Waikiki Health is right for you.
Waikiki Health is recruiting for a full-time Community Health Worker. The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible to assist in improving outcomes for high-risk patients who utilize the ED/Hospital. This position will help achieve better outcomes, improved patient experience, and improved provider experiences. The CHW will assist in providing services during clinic hours, participating in huddles, population-based management, patient intakes, education, and counseling, within clinic protocols.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• The CHW is a patient advocate and facilitator of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and its target population of high ER/Hospital utilizers through the provision of health education, follow-up monitoring, and improvement of access to care.
• Develops and implements a Care Plan tailored to the needs of the patient and the patient’s immediate support system. Through this patient centered approach, the goal of this relationship with the patient is to decrease health disparities and improve health outcomes, while also assessing and addressing the patient’s social determinants of health (SDOH).
• Collaborates with multiple WH providers, staff members, healthcare data analyst, insurance agencies, partner agencies, and diverse patient populations.
• Documents care in EMR vital statistics and other pertinent data of patient per clinic procedures accurately. Must be able to spell words correctly, both in English and medical terminology. Maintains strict patient confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Successful completion of a Community Health Worker program or BA in Public Health is preferable.
• Three years of experience in an outpatient setting preferred.
• Transportation and valid driver’s license.
• Familiarity with common software programs, (i.e. Windows-based programs) an ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, community members, and staff members.
• Proficient in computer skills: typing, navigating through the internet and emails.
• OSHA training.
• BCLS biannually.
Waikiki Health provides a comprehensive set of benefits to our employees, including 100% premium paid employee health care, voluntary life insurance, generous employer matching, paid holidays, paid time-off, and more. We are currently looking for compassionate and team-oriented individuals to join our organization. If you are interested in improving health and quality of life for all in our island community, please visit our website for more information.
Reference : Community Health Worker jobs