Community Health Worker - King's Daughters

• 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 toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
  • 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.

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