Community health worker Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Barrington Health Center - 3401 East Raymond St. Indianapolis, IN 46203

Fair Labor Standards Act Classification : Non-Exempt

The Community Health Coach-WeCare a is grant funded position, and currently has a time limit. This role will also be in person.

What you'll do as a WeCare Community Health Coach at HealthNet

WeCare is a program designed to reduce the risk factors for infant mortality through a combination of two-way SMS messaging and health coaching. The give targeted factors included a decrease in smoking, obesity and mental health issues and an increase in safe sleeping practices and breastfeeding.

As a Community Health Coach, your job would be to offer support and coaching of positive, healthy behaviors to women and men enrolled in the WeCare Program. Working alongside a health care team, you would work to lower the negative health outcomes and infant mortality rate in Indiana, and more specifically in Marion County and Central Indiana.

Patient Treatment

• Provides direct crisis intervention, short-term counseling, information and referral, and provides psychosocial assessment as necessary.
• Collaboratively plans and facilitates appropriate interventions that will improve overall family health and well-being.
• Serves as a liaison between the patient and the health care provider concerning the broad psychosocial aspects of the patient's course of treatment.
• Takes appropriate action according to established protocol for child and adult abuse and neglect cases.
• Apply a minimum of one health literacy method when communicating with patients / clients.

Charting / Record Keeping

Education

Diversity & Inclusion

Who is HealthNet?

https : / / www.indyhealthnet.org /

HealthNet is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization of community-based health centers located in Indianapolis and Bloomington, IN Since 1968, HealthNet has improved the health status of the neighborhoods it serves by making quality health services accessible to everyone. HealthNet annually provides affordable health care to more than 61,000 individuals through its network of 9 primary care health centers 5 dental clinics, 9 school-based clinics, a mobile health unit, and additional support services. HealthNet's mission is to improve lives with compassionate health care and support services, regardless of ability to pay.

Job responsibilities listed above is a summary and does not include other tasks requested by the hiring manager.

Requirements

Please, consider applying if you do not meet the list of criteria below. We would love to engage for other possible opportunities or explore your areas of skill a little deeper)

What you'll need as a WeCare Community Health Coach at HealthNet :

Physical Requirement

Why work at HealthNet?

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY :

HealthNet is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.