Community Health Advocate - Flexible Hours & Field Roles

Bay Area Community Health; San Jose (CA); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 68.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bay Area Community Health seeks a Community Health Worker to serve and assist patients at multiple sites across our organization and at community events. The CHW will act as a liaison between primary care, specialties and available resources within the community.

The role includes outreach, care coordination, patient education, health coaching, and connecting patients to internal resources and public benefit programs, with flexible hours including some evenings and weekends.

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience in a community-based health care service capacity preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Aufgaben

• Book appointments in Electronic Health Record, according to providers’ scope of practice.
• Use Microsoft Office to communicate and report information.
• Perform patient screening surveys; score questionnaires and alert care team.
• Document encounters in electronic health records.
• Participate in health fairs, community and outreach events to promote services.
• Maintain logs as directed by supervisors.
• Follow-up on no-show appointments.
• Schedule in person interpreters, and transportation, via patient health plans as applicable.
• Conduct outreach and enrollment services in available public benefit programs.
• Connect patients to internal resources and/or services to meet their needs.

Kenntnisse

Bilingual

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Bay Area Community Health seeks a Community Health Worker to serve and assist patients at multiple sites across our organization and at community events. The CHW will act as a liaison between primary care, specialties and available resources within the community.

The role includes outreach, care coordination, patient education, health coaching, and connecting patients to internal resources and public benefit programs, with flexible hours including some evenings and weekends.