Community Health Worker
- King's Daughters Medical Center
- Integrated Services
- Ashland, KY
- Full Time - Days
- Newly Created Position
- Req #: 23028
Summary
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JOB SUMMARY
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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.
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DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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Assess at-risk client’s needs to establish priorities in providing services and care coordination.
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Conduct home visits to clients as necessary.
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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
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Provide services as referred by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Dentists.
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Coordinate self-management plan based on screening and follow to assist patients in reaching their goals to better health outcomes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Data entry must be accurate and complete. Charts must be complete and ledgible
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Will be utilizing access to Benefind and other state health insurance databases and reporting enrollment to supervisor
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Network with resource agencies and multidisciplinary teams to connect clients to needed services.
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Attend all trainings and complete updates as required; participate in continuing education programs, in-service education programs, and peer support system with other CHWs.
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Maintain computer skills and knowledge of equipment.
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CHW will be trained per IRB protocols, HIPAA regulations, and UKKD policies.
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Keep all client information confidential; keep work area clean.
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Complete all tasks or duties as assigned.
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EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum requirement:
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High School/GED
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Community Health Worker Certification required within 6 months of start date
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Preferred qualifications:
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WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
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Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
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Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
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Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
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The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
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Frequently required to walk and move about.
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Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
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Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
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Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
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Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
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Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
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Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
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Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.
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Job related travel.
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