Community Health Worker Job at PMHD, Brawley, CA

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  • PMHD
  • Brawley, CA

Job Description

The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources and adopt healthy behaviors. The Community Health Worker is a trusted member of and/ or a person who has an unusually close understanding of the community served in the delivery of health-related services through either working directly with providers or their partner organizations. This trusting relationship with the community enables CHW's to serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate members' access to community services and improve the quality and cultural competence of services delivered. CHW's build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy.

  • Engage, motivate, and advocate community members to build knowledge and skills for self- directed change and community development.
  • Builds and maintains collaborative and positive relationships with community, clinic staff, and clinic partners.
  • Provides education to individuals or groups on topics related to health and health promotion, which may include sexual and reproductive health, communicable disease prevention, testing, vaccination, and support services.
  • Provides information and referrals to community resources necessary to improve health or address health-related social needs. Including, but not limited to, food and nutrition, housing security, economic support, and legal services.
  • Assists and/or navigating patients in accessing health-related services and community resources, such as appointments and assistance with enrollment forms.
  • Collects data and information as required by the evaluation plan and processes. Provides feedback to evaluation team and program management on evaluation process issues.
  • Uses assigned technology to complete job functions effectively.
  • Maintain and document confidential information.
  • Reports on program implementation, data of individuals receiving assistance, and client stories sharing highlights, challenges, and recommendations.
  • Provides ongoing support and services for clients as needed.
  • Performs other job duties as required by lead care manager.

All other duties as required and assigned.

  • Flexible with varying hours based on the needs of the department.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills required for contacts.

Within other departments, patients, families, the community, and medical staff

Job Tags

Flexible hours,

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