POSTPARTUM COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

Description

WE ARE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR JOB SEEKERS, BUT RATHER CHANGEMAKERS!

IF YOU’RE A ROCKSTAR LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE OUR NEXT HEALTHCARE HERO, JOIN ACCESSHEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER!!!

AccessHealth is a private, not-for-profit community health center established in the community in 1975. We are dedicated to excellence in providing integrated health care services to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TALENTED (TITLE): Postpartum Community Health Worker

SCHEDULE:

Full-Time, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM;                                    

Rotating Saturdays (8a – 12p) / Weekend availability

PAY RANGE:

$16.00 - $19.00

BENEFITS:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan
• DEI Initiatives that include Cultural and Mental Health Holidays
• Trauma Informed Care Program
• Competitive Pay 
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Postpartum Community Health Worker (P-CHW) for AccessHealth will spearhead AccessHealth's new program trying to prevent unintended pregnancies in women that have just given birth. The P-CHW will maintain a caseload of new moms that bring their babies to the AccessHealth pediatric department. During scheduled well-child visits, the P-CHW will take time to sit with the new moms, find out how they're doing and whether they have contraception plans. Using One Key Question and similar evidence-based techniques, the P-CHW will aim to ensure that new moms at AccessHealth make informed choices about their reproductive future. The P–CHW will provide individualized home visiting services and clinic-based screening from 0 to 6 months postpartum to an assigned caseload. The P-CHW for AccessHealth is a frontline public health worker who serves as a member of a collaborative care team that aims to improve maternal health outcomes through a medical home-based model.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Screens all referrals received from internal or outside entities to determine program eligibility.
• Provide curriculum-based maternal health education to parents with an enrolled pediatric patient.
• Prepare contraceptive education and provide culturally competent postpartum education.
• Assist assigned participants with accessing resources, including, but not limited to food, health insurance, housing, quality care, transportation, and health information.
• Perform screening for postpartum depression on all eligible participants.
• Complete home-based visits and follow-up with assigned participants to ensure access to medical care, nutritional food, and appropriate medicine management.
• Link participants with appropriate resources and referrals to outside agencies.
• Assesses needs of participants and perform intakes.
• Participates in department meetings and appropriate meetings with outside entities as determined by management.
• Properly documents activities performed and assistance provided in the participant’s chart in a timely manner.
• Prepares weekly participant reports and maintains caseload of eligible participants.
• Updates management and others as appropriate of any changes to caseload or participant’s enrollment status.
• Contacts participants between visits to follow up on status and confirm upcoming appointments.
• Assist enrolled participants in applying for Medicaid, CHIP, and CHIP Perinatal programs, PHC, SNAP and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
• Develop a system for determining eligibility expiration for the enrolled participants, assist current participants to continue their eligibility, and initiate registration process when needed.
• Accepts job related training and development in new tasks and technologies.
• Performs any additional home visits as deemed necessary by management.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Spanish Bilingual ability REQUIRED.
• Two years of experience in customer service, care coordination, or case management.
• Experience documenting and navigating an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Ability to operate a computer, fax machine, and scanner.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work with people of all socioeconomic levels.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with good organizational skills.
• Be a consumer advocate for quality care and services.
• Reliable transportation required and experience/ comfort with home visits preferred.

EDUCATION/LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Certified Community Health Worker or two years working in a community health center.
• Other experience may be accepted in lieu of Education requirements at the discretion of management.

Come Join Team AccessHealth and Grow With Us!

Salary : $16 - $19