Community Health Worker 1-2 (conditional)Wage Max: 39,960.00 Annual Wage Min: 37,056.00 Annual Position Type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt (Conditional) Shift: Monday to Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
SUMMARY: This evolving position is located in the Operations Division within the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The employee works collaboratively with a team of Community Health Workers, social service agencies, schools, and agency programs to provide clients with opportunities to stabilize and improve their health. As a Community Health Worker (CHW), social and health related needs are managed to improve overall community health. CHWs will conduct social drivers of health screenings, provide navigation to available resources, provide social support, and advocate for individuals and community health needs. Responsibilities will include referral management, documentation of each client contact, general health management skill building, and reducing barriers to appropriate health care and social services. Additionally, the CHW will work to increase access to appropriate venues of community-based services, assist individuals in improving health status, facilitate access to social services, and ensure community members access the services they need. The CHW may be embedded within school-based settings, agency and/or clinical settings, and/or community-based organizations. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Work with a multidisciplinary team.
- Guide individuals in the process of accessing services and receiving needed social services through referral management.
- Assist in the Mobile Market Program to bring fresh produce to underserved communities.
- Assist in conducting listening sessions/townhalls or forums within underserved communities and populations affected by health disparities.
- Build and sustain relationships with community-based organizations, schools, and agencies to identify and increase referral sources within the community.
- Act as a client advocate by enhancing the individual's ability to effectively communicate with providers.
- Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to assigned clients.
- Motivate and encourage people to obtain care and other services when appropriate.
- Coordinate client care with other providers and health programs.
- Work with clinicians regarding client changes in behavior, nutrition, exercise, substance abuse, medication compliance, and other issues related to the care plan for the client.
- Provide basic screening tests (e.g., height, weight, blood pressure).
- Conduct outreach and prevention education services, targeting individuals who are at high risk for chronic disease complications.
- Assist in community-based classes/education and conduct prevention awareness screenings using a social drivers of health screening tool.
- Attend community and/or school outreach events.
- Collaborate with school partners on social service and health-related needs, including communicating with school counselors, teachers, and administration on staffing student and family needs.
- Assist students and families through school-based referrals in implementing measures to decrease risk of further problems.
- Document and track individual and population level data.
- Travel to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed; occasionally, this may require employees to work outside of regular business hours or assigned shift hours including evenings or weekends.
- Participate in regularly scheduled staff development training to maintain and improve personal knowledge base of various social and medical services.
- Participate and attend regularly scheduled meetings.
- Communicate all concerns to the supervisor as necessary, seeking support and guidance proactively.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and follow agency guidelines and regulations regarding the release of client, provider, or agency information.
- At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer or designee, the employee will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team, the employee is required to complete all necessary emergency responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
- In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or GED required
- 30 hours of college courses; allied health professional certificate; Associates Degree preferred (one year of field experience can substitute for education requirements).
- Valid Oklahoma driver license required
- Strong connection to and experience with vulnerable populations in the Oklahoma City metro
- Must be certified in CPR within 90 days of employment
- Bilingual preferred
LEVEL 1 - One year of public contact experience required LEVEL 2 - Two years of public contact experience required
BENEFITS: As an employee of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits which consists of:
- 15 days per year of annual leave
- 15 days per year of sick leave
- 15 paid holidays annually
- A comprehensive health insurance package – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and flexible medical spending account
- A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Retirement plans: Defined Contribution Plan and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Please click below to learn more about this position and to apply online!AA/EOE. Successful candidate subject to background check, reference verification and drug screening.
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