Community Health Worker-Behavioral Health

1484

Remote?: 0

Highlights (Bonus, shift, relocation, info for job):

Monday through Friday, 8-5 with hour lunch, no weekends, no on-call, with paid holiday time off.

The CHW-BH is a core member of the interdisciplinary care team (ICT), focused on supporting members’ compliance to their treatment plan and locating those who have been lost to care. The CHW-BH primarily interfaces with members in the community setting, meeting members in their home or community location.

 The CHW- BH serves as an active support to members to encourage and educate on the importance of medical care and compliance with treatment and care plan goals. The CHW-BH is knowledgeable of community resources and acts as a liaison between members and resources to refer and link members to necessary community-based services. The CHW-BH establishes and maintains a trusting rapport with members, families, and relevant stakeholders for a specific assignment or within an estimated 3-6 month timeframe, as indicated, and based on a trigger list.  

CHW certification is preferred at the time of hire, but not a requirement. Absolutecare will provide the opportunity to receive CHW certification within 6 months of hiring.

Education and Experience

 

• High School degree or equivalency.

• Bachelors preferred.
• 2+ years serving the needs of the local population, preferably in a healthcare setting or community/outreach organization with experience in the following:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Working knowledge and relationships with community resources and support services

                                 Cultural competence in working with a diverse population

                                 Experience addressing social determinants of health barriers such as homelessness, food insecurity, and social isolation

                                 Delivering peer support

                                 Experience with members living with complex and chronic conditions such as COPD

                                 Ability to work independently in the field and manage a caseload

                                 Accountable to member engagement metrics on a weekly and monthly basis

                                 Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with members and community partners.

Why Work at AbsoluteCare?

At AbsoluteCare, we serve the most vulnerable individuals in America. These are our neighbors, people who are at higher risk for disease or who have multiple, complex, chronic illnesses. Often, they deal with an unequal healthcare system and wind up seeking basic care from emergency rooms. We take these patients out of those spaces and turn them into members: people who are entitled to some of the best, most focused care this country has to offer. 

We call this “care beyond medicine.” We have turned the doctor’s office into a comprehensive care center. Here, we surround our members with a core care team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and medical assistants who have the time and skills to get to know our members’ needs. We make the most important services available to our members under one roof. This includes a pharmacy, X-rays, a blood lab, nutrition services, urgent care, and much more.

We don’t stop at our four walls. We engage members in the communities where we all live to find the people who need us most. Through these community care teams, we remove the barriers to healthcare that so many people face daily. And it works. 

Our unique care is guided by our core values of accountability, caring, trust, and teamwork. We call it ACT².

AbsoluteCare, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy.

EEO Employer Verbiage: AbsoluteCare, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy.