Community Health Worker

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.

• Overall performance of below indicated essential job duties :
• 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.