Community Health Worker Position Available In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION

Community Health Worker Reports to:

Behavioral Health Manager Revised:

May 2024

Department:

Behavioral Health FLSA:

Exempt

JOB PURPOSE

The Community Health Worker (CHW) is a part of aninter-disciplinary clinical care team who helps increase access tohealth services for people through outreach, encouragingengagement, education, and peer support. The CHW is responsible for helping patients and their families tonavigate and access community services, other resources, and adopthealthy behaviors. The CHW supports providers through an integratedapproach to care management and community outreach. CHW providessocial support and informal counseling, advocates for individualsand community health needs, and provides services such as healthcare navigation. Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to: Satisfies Core Competencies Accepts responsibility for meeting the standards of theprofessional, ethical, and relevant legislated requirements. Knowledgeable of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)standards of care and requirements. Responsible for functioning according to organizationprivileges. Patient Navigation and Engagement Responsible for establishing trusting relationships withvulnerable patient populations and healthcare providers Assist patients to navigate healthcare and social servicesystems Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing andgoal setting with patients/families Offers community outreach and health education to individuals &groups; links community members to health & social services, andengages in inter

• and intra
• agency collaborative efforts toimprove individual & community health Work closely with medical and behavioral health providers tohelp ensure that patients have comprehensive and coordinated careplans Engages in intra
• and inter-agency collaboration bycoordinating patient care across health systems and navigatingcommunity resources and advocates for patients and communitymembers Provides community health education and outreach to informindividuals, families and local agencies about health and wellnessservice; assists with health fair events
• Act as a patientadvocate and liaison between the patient/family and communityservice agencies Ensure cultural competence among healthcare providers servingvulnerable populations Provide culturally appropriate health education on topicsrelated to chronic disease prevention, mental health and substanceuse Address social determinants of health Documentation and Reporting Record patient care management information in the EHR and othersoftware Collect data and relay information to stakeholders to informprograms and policies

Required Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent Certification in Basic Life Support Community Health Worker training certificate must be obtainedwithin 6 months of hire Skills, Licensure, and Knowledge Requirements The ability to work with others as a team in a collaborative effortto achieve a common goal or task in and effective and efficientway.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of thosethat must be met by the employee to successfully perform theessential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may bemade to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essentialfunctions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee isregularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands andfingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include closevision requirements due to computer work. Light to moderate lifting is required.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those the employee encounters while performingthe essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to performessential functions. Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones,and printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a confined area. Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extendedperiod.

Travel or Special Requirements:

Driving during the workday, as well as local or out-of-statetravel, may be required to perform job duties.