Community Health Worker Promotore II - Enhanced Care Management - County of Riverside

Riverside University Health System - RUHS is currently recruiting for multiple Community Health Worker/Promotore II positions throughout the County of Riverside. Employees may be asked to conduct fieldwork and/or home/clinic/hospital visitations throughout the County of Riverside. This position will have a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
 

Candidates with a Community Health Worker Certification are encouraged to apply.

We are recruiting for the following locations:

• Riverside
• Moreno Valley
• Jurupa Valley
• Corona
• Perris
• Lake Elsinore
• Banning
• Hemet
• Indio
• Palm Springs

Under general supervision, serves as a vital link between the public and health services within the County of Riverside to promote health among individuals, families, and groups including those who lack access to adequate care, the underserved, and at-risk populations; works as part of a designated interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality and continuous care is accessible to all program participants; performs other related duties as required.
 
The Community Health Worker/Promotore II is the journey level class in the Community Health Worker/Promotore series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents assist in the implementation of a wide array of activities, including Basic Population Health Management (BPHM) -  related interventions, such as wellness and prevention. Incumbents work as essential members of an interdisciplinary team to perform a wide range of duties associated with community-based, high-touch, person-centered services, provided primarily through in-person interactions. Incumbents will engage in delivering health care information and services to clients, which include intake services, referrals, health education and outreach, and provide assistance to clinical and other professional staff, within established guidelines and policies.

This recruitment is for a CalAim ECM team. Positions may require a law enforcement background investigation which requires completion of an extensive questionnaire, meeting with a background investigator, and submitting several references.   

What is Cal AIM?
California Advancing and Innovating Medical CalAIM is a state funding initiative. This initiative aims to help advance and transform Medi-cal to improve services that will provide well-rounded care beyond the doctor's office and hospital to address the individual's physical and mental health needs. CalAIM encompasses services and programs such as Enhance Care Management, Community Support, Justice Involved initiative, and Population Health Management, among many others. These programs primarily focus on improving patients' access to health care and better health outcomes.  
 
What is ECM?
Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is an essential part of CalAIM. ECM provides care management for the most complex patient populations, such as the homeless population, adults who are high utilizers, children and youth, adults with serious mental illness, individuals with long-term care services, justice-involved populations, birth equity, and intellectual developmental disabilities. This program provides comprehensive care management and coordinates the individual's whole health needs.

This position will require driving and traveling throughout Riverside County and requires own transportation. 

*Applications will be reviewed in the order of when it was received