Community Health Worker

Responsibilities/Duties: (but not limited to)

• Meeting with members in person within their community to secure needed behavioral health treatment and support services.
• Coordinating care management needs of the member with the outpatient provider, hospital, PCP and others involved in his/her care.
• Visiting members in person when admitted to a psychiatric hospital setting to assess needs, assist with discharge plans and coordinate with doctors, nurses, social workers and discharge planners
• Flexibility to attend multiple treatment settings same day to collect information and proactively monitor member's progress towards treatment goals/discharge.
• Participate in Care Management/Treatment Team Meetings
• Uphold the organization’s ethics, code of conduct and customer services standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of treatment plans.
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Ability to write clear, concise documentation for record-keeping and billing purposes
• Strong problem solving and communications skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent crisis management skills
• Ability to use electronic communications and internet resources.

Education, Licenses, Certifications and Experience:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field that is an accepted area of study for Nevada Medicaid. Accepted areas of study are as followed:
• Psychology, Sociology, Community Health Sciences, Health Ecology, Public Health, Social Work, Human Development and Family Studies, Early Childhood Education, Nursing, Speech Pathology and Anthropology.

Benefits:

• Medical and Dental
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Major Holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• Nevada Community Health Worker Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $23