Community Health Advocate: Empower Patients & Link

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

OhioHealth is seeking a Community Health Worker to support patients facing non-clinical barriers and to coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team. The role includes home/community visits as needed, education on health promotion, and liaison with local resources to address social determinants of health.

The position emphasizes working with under-resourced populations, documenting interactions, and ensuring safe, high-quality care delivery within a collaborative health system.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent; CHW certification or started within 1 year of hire.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate support services or community resources for patients and provide basic health promotion education.
• Facilitates patients adherence to treatment plans and help access affordable medications.
• Convey importance of healthy lifestyle choices (nutrition, exercise, stress mgmt.) and adverse health impacts of smoking, drinking, and drug use.
• Communicate with health care team; document interactions and coordinate with community resources.
• Maintain positive relationship between OhioHealth and community resources.
• Document important information ancillary to medical treatment (stressors, children, domestic violence, involvement of partner, etc).
• Administrative tasks: triage calls, answer phones, review messages.
• As a High Reliability Organization, focus on safety, quality and efficiency in duties.

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent; Community Health Worker Certification

Jobbeschreibung

OhioHealth is seeking a Community Health Worker to support patients facing non-clinical barriers and to coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team. The role includes home/community visits as needed, education on health promotion, and liaison with local resources to address social determinants of health.

The position emphasizes working with under-resourced populations, documenting interactions, and ensuring safe, high-quality care delivery within a collaborative health system.