Community Health Worker

Description

Community Health Worker

Who we are:

At Lifepoint Health, we provide quality healthcare to rural communities. As a valued member of our team, you will be an integral part of a group working together to elevate Lifepoint's healthcare delivery network. Our network includes 60+ community hospitals, 60+ rehabilitation/behavioral health hospitals, and 250 additional sites of care across the United States. As an organization, we are dedicated to serving communities nationwide by providing exceptional care. We believe in the power of our talented teams and strive to create environments where employees find purpose and fulfillment.

What you'll do:

As a Community Health Worker, you will be responsible for helping individuals navigate and access community services and resources. In addition, a CHW assists individuals adopt healthy behaviors. A CHW supports healthcare providers and care management coordinators through an integrated approach to care management and community outreach. The CHW will work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes and connect patients to a primary care provider. The CHW will primarily be working out in the community with specific target populations, providing social support and informal counseling, advocating for individuals' and community health needs, and providing basic health screenings.

Responsibilities:

Establish trusting relationships with clients and their families while providing general support and encouragement.

Conduct intake interviews with clients.

Coach clients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care while motivate clients to be active, engaged participants in their health.

Help clients set personal goals and develop health/care management plans.

Provide continuous follow up with clients via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings where clients can be found, from initial identification through closure.

Assist clients in accessing health-related services, including but not limited to: obtaining a medical home, providing instruction on appropriate use of the medical home, overcoming barriers to obtaining needed medical care and social services.

Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.

Help clients connect with transportation resources and give appointment reminders in special circumstances (transporting patients is strictly prohibited).

Manage assigned caseload of clients and recording client care management information in the Electronic Medical Record (training provided) and other software.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What you'll need:

Education: High School Diploma or its equivalent

Experience: Two years of experience in the ambulatory healthcare setting. Ideal candidate will have prior experience in population health initiatives such as chronic disease management, care management, or utilization management. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), preferred. Knowledge of some medical terminology, preferred.

Why choose us:

As a team member of the Health Support Center, our goal is to support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. Our focus is to attract, retain, and empower a diverse and determined workforce. Our mission statement is at the heart of who we are and what we do: "Making Communities Healthier." In this shared mission, we believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Benefits: We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.

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