Community Health Worker - King's Daughters Medical Center : Job Details

* JOB SUMMARY

* The Community Health Worker (CHW) will serveas a client advocate and liaison, and play a significant role in research by recruiting specific clients for research projects and working with them throughout the study. The CHW provides care coordination to assist patients in reaching a healthier lifestyle while managing their chronic diseas states. This position has one-on-one interaction with patients in order to provide services to at-risk clients and families. The CHW will assess patient needs for health coverage, self-management health education, make referral recommendations and assist in accessing services as appropriate. In addition, this position will advocate on behalf of the patients and/or families to health and human service providers and agencies as well as complete home visits as needed.

* DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Assess at-risk client's needs to establish priorities in providing services and care coordination.

* Conduct home visits to clients as necessary.

* Provide health coaching on chronic health issues and smoking cessation; make referral recommendations and act as an advocate on the client's behalf in accessing services to health and human services agencies

* Provide services as referred by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Dentists.

* Coordinate self-management plan based on screening and follow to assist patients in reaching their goals to better health outcomes.

* Assess children 0-19 and parents for health coverage and enroll into coverage such as CHIP and Medicaid and monitor for continued coverage and re-enroll as appropriate.

* Recruit and enroll clients into study groups; administer study measures; collect andenter research data in accordance with the study and with IRB research protocols; carryout action plans on behalf of client and research protocols.

* All paperwork is completed and filed in chart; all data entered into Homeplace database and the Kentucky Prescription Assistance Program (KPAP) database for client medications and services;and all IRB requirements completed.

* Data entry must be accurate and complete. Charts must be complete and ledgible

* Will be utilizing access to Benefind and other state health insurance databases and reporting enrollment to supervisor

* Network with resource agencies and multidisciplinary teams to connect clients to needed services.

* Attend all trainings and complete updates as required; participate in continuing education programs, in-service education programs, and peer support system with other CHWs.

* Maintain computer skills and knowledge of equipment.

* CHW will be trained per IRB protocols, HIPAA regulations, and UKKD policies.

* Keep all client information confidential; keep work area clean.

* Complete all tasks or duties as assigned.

* EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS

* Minimum requirement:

* High School/GED

* Community Health Worker Certification required within 6 months of start date

* Preferred qualifications:

* WORKING ENVIRONMENT

* Constantly works near moving mechanical parts

* Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.

* Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals

* Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation

* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

* PHYSICAL DEMANDS

* Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).

* Frequently required to walk and move about.

* Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.

* Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.

* Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.

* Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.

* Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.

* Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

* Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.

* Job related travel.