Bilingual Perinatal & Pediatric Community Health Worker

Lifelong Medical Care; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Perinatal and Pediatric Community Health Worker for our West Berkeley Family Practice. The CHW will work with a multi-disciplinary provider team in delivering comprehensive perinatal and pediatric services in a community health setting.

Under the supervision of the Perinatal and Pediatric Coordinator, the CHW provides case management, outreach services, health education, psychosocial and nutritional support, and coordinates medical and social services; duties

Qualifications

• Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written.
• Able to prioritize often competing work demands and tasks from both clients and staff.
• Demonstrated ability and sensitivity working with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Manages caseload of perinatal clients and their infants, including scheduling appointments and registering newborns.
• Provides case management services including Lactation and Gestational Diabetes support and care coordination for specialty services as needed.
• Coordinates cases with social service agencies and medical providers.
• Refers client to appropriate support services within the organization and in the community.
• Provides CPSP services through individual appointments to assess psychosocial, nutritional and health education risk factors and makes referrals.
• Documents CPSP visits and patient interactions in the Electronic Health Record system.
• Performs outreach calls and tracking for Well Child Checks and Immunizations.
• Supports health education classes and attends team meetings.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Prioritization

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or high school with experience

Job description

LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Perinatal and Pediatric Community Health Worker for our West Berkeley Family Practice. The CHW will work with a multi-disciplinary provider team in delivering comprehensive perinatal and pediatric services in a community health setting.

Under the supervision of the Perinatal and Pediatric Coordinator, the CHW provides case management, outreach services, health education, psychosocial and nutritional support, and coordinates medical and social services; duties