What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Community Health Worker position at Triton Health Systems?
Job Description
Job Description
VIVA HEALTH, ranked one of the nation's Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare, has a Senior Community Health Worker hybrid opening in Dothan, AL!
At VIVA HEALTH our employees are a part of the communities they serve and proudly partner with members on their healthcare journeys. We also offer a great benefits package including tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents, 401K, paid parental leave, and paid day for community service, just to name a few! Come join our team!
The Senior Community Health Worker (hybrid) will work alongside the Alabama Coordinated Health Networks (ACHN) and / or Medicare teams to ensure that patients have access to all covered services appropriate to the patient’s condition or circumstance. The Senior Community Health Worker (hybrid) will assist Care Coordinators and Care Managers in carrying out care management services by providing assistance with promoting disease self-management, utilizing approved education tools, providing information to the patient on medical and community services as directed and assisting with carrying out established plan of care as directed. This position may also assist with Health Risk Assessments and referral generation. The Senior Community Health Worker (hybrid) may also assist leadership with administrative responsibilities such as reviewing and organizing reports for distribution to staff to ensure all requirements of Care Coordination are met. This position will travel to locations within the relevant service area through a reliable means of transportation insured in accordance with Company policy.
REQUIRED :
- Associate degree
- Three years of experience as a Community Health Worker or in a Health Care Contact Center. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Valid driver's license in good standing
- May require significant face-to-face patient contact, with duties regularly performed away from the principal place of business
- Willing to submit to vaccine testing and screening
- Good interview and telephone skills, as well as the ability to work with recipients in a caring and helpful (assertive and tactful) manner
- Ability to understand health-related service delivery systems
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong service coordination and navigation skills
- Excellent communication and relationship skills
- Ability to analyze varied environmental factors in relation to patients' wellbeing
- Organization and time management skills
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and work effectively in a variety of settings especially in the community
- Basic computer skills
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