Community Health Worker II - University of Houston

Organization

Provides guidance to lower-level Community Health Workers (CHWs) on care coordination duties as well as conducting navigation and eligibility assistance for participants of various programs. Performs outreach, enrollment activities and health education initiatives. Helps move program efforts forward, across programs for the UH CHW initiative or affiliated projects.

1. Organizes workload for lower level CHW regarding outreach and care coordination.
2. Maintains case record documents and information in an automated system as it relates to CHW initiative programs.
3. Ensures identification of needs with HCC participants and other programs.
4. Provides information as needed to staff members regarding health needs or special cases in the community.
5. Delivers health education classes.
6. Assists other CHWs in helping families create goals and care plans of action to engage healthy behaviors.
7. Identifies patient compliance barriers, still ensuring quality of care coordination delivery.
8. Assists in developing, organizing and coordinating continuing education classes, training and opportunities for team members, CHWs and other professionals in the community.
9. Facilitates the coordination of undergraduates', medical students', or other interprofessional students', inclusion in community activities. Prepares reports of tasks and activities and keeps complete records of outreach events, activities and contacts along with people reached. Provides updated inventory of health education materials and community resources in the area. Prepares, organizes and executes care coordination initiatives for team members. Assists with the implementation and on-going monitoring of care coordination delivery. Facilitates hub meetings for students, UH faculty and staff to identify high/low risk participants for outreach and care coordination. Maintains partnerships with community-based organizations (local schools/ school districts or health and community non-profits or stakeholders in the CHWs community/neighborhood. Performs other job-related duties as required.

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Additional Job Posting Information:**This position is part of the CHW program at the College of Medicine**The position will work with the community from the Third Ward and East End as part of the Household Centered Care Program for the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine in the Office of Community Health to connect community members with health coverage, medical and mental health services, food, and other social needs. The work will be conducted with an interprofessional team of medical, nursing, and social work students. Candidates for this position must be able to conduct home or community visits in person and must have access to dependable transportation. Reimbursements for mileage related to work-related travel will be offered. Moreover, this position is in-office from 8 AM to 5 PM, with the possibility of evening and weekend hours. Advance notice will be given for any evening and weekend assignments.Preferred Experience:  Case management and resource navigation experience preferred. 

Education: Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED.Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.Certification/Licensing: Texas State Community Health Worker Certification.

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