Community Health Worker - One Care
Company: Lynn Community Health Center
Location: Lynn
Posted on: January 7, 2021
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Job Description:
Full time Community Health Worker (CHW) at the Lynn Community
Health Center (LCHC) needed to provide community and health center
based support for LCHC high risk, and complex patients.
The Community Health Worker (CHW) at the Lynn Community Health
Center (LCHC) is part of an integrated and interdisciplinary care
team working to address patients' health needs. The community
health worker will provide culturally appropriate individual and
group health education, coaching, informal counseling, case
management, care coordination, and advocacy in order to promote,
facilitate and improve access to ongoing primary and behavioral
health care for members of the target population. The community
health worker works with interdisciplinary care teams and other
providers, as appropriate to promote, maintain, and improve the
patient's health.
The primary responsibility of the community health worker is to
educate, advocate and coach patients who require additional support
to meaningfully address medical, social, and psychological needs.
The patient's behavioral /primary care provider takes the lead role
in devising patient centered treatment or action plan(s) and
identifying focus areas for the community health worker to work
with the patient. The community health worker collaborates closely
with the provider, nurse care manager, team nurse manager, and
other members of the interdisciplinary care team. The community
health worker works with the patient in clinic and community
settings, as well as the patient's home.
Additionally, the Community Health Worker participates in LCHC
community outreach efforts, as appropriate and as assigned. This
may include participating in health screenings, health education
programs or counseling at health fairs and other similar community
events. The Community Health Worker also plays an important role in
the community on behalf of patients to provide assistance with
skill building, facilitating linkages with other community based
and natural support systems, and advocating for community
needs.
Grant Funded Positions**
**Employees hired for grant funded postions will be given priority
for permanent opportunities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These include but are not limited to:
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) provides equal employment
opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements,
LCHC complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the
company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of
absence, compensation and training. LCHC expressly prohibits any
form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national
origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Improper interference with the ability of LCHC's employees to
perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and
including discharge.
Job Posting ID #: 20-148 , 20- 156
Hours
Full-Time
Keywords: Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn , Community Health Worker - One Care, Healthcare , Lynn, Massachusetts
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