What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare/Clinical Community Health Worker Training Coordinator position at SWLAHEC?
The Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC) Healthcare
and Clinical Community Health Worker (HCHW) Initiative aims to be a catalyst for addressing barriers related to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). The initiative is designed with the overarching goals of reducing health disparities and advancing health equity for patients with high-risk SDOH needs. The initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of rural hospitals and clinics by integrating a HCHW patient management system into clinical care teams, significantly improving patients' access to health and social service resources statewide. The initiative will expand the Louisiana Community Health Empowerment Project into healthcare facilities addressing the critical gap in connecting rural healthcare facility patients to Social Determinants of Health related resources.
MAJOR TASKS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Foster community organization and resource partnerships to ensure the program is addressing the barriers related to SDOH of the community members being served.
2. Creates and implements an outreach strategy for recruiting and engaging a diverse Community Health Worker workforce represented of the community being served.
3. Assists the Health Equity Director in the hiring, training and onboarding of the partnering healthcare facilities Healthcare Community Health Workers.
3. Cumulate comprehensive patient outcomes data from partnering healthcare facilities.
4. Identify areas for program continuous quality improvement.
5. Train Community Health Workers on identifying, linking, and navigating SDOH resources to patients.
6. Work closely with healthcare facilities staff to train and integrate Healthcare Community Health Workers on any healthcare facilities internal databases, processes, and procedures of value to the success of the program.
7. Travel as needed for training, meetings, and workshops.
8. Communicate effectively with teammates and participants.
9. Work well independently and in a team setting.
10. Perform other administrative tasks as needed.
The above statement includes, but is not limited to, the general duties that are necessary to perform the primary function of the job. These statements are not to be considered as a detailed description of all of the work requirements that may be included in the position.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Requirements and Skills:
Candidates must have the following skills and meet these requirements in order to be considered for this position:
1. Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently, bilingual ability is a plus.
2. Valid driver’s license, vehicle liability coverage, and use of reliable personal vehicle during scheduled work hours.
3. Must be willing and able to drive distances transporting and/or visiting participants.
4. Must be willing and able to spend periods of time in a stationary position working at a computer.
5. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
6. Ability to maintain participant and client confidentiality.
7. Knowledge of local community resources (preferred but not required).
8. Eligibility to be a trained Community Health Worker.
9. Willingness to complete training as required, upon hire.