Community Health Worker

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Georgia Department of Public Health seeks a Community Health Worker to improve access to health care services and increase screenings for expectant families. You will act as a liaison between patients, families, and health services, providing social support and informal counseling.

You will establish trusting relationships, follow up with patients by phone and home visits, and coordinate with OB-GYN providers and Doulas to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of public health education or one year at Hlth Educator 2 or equivalent.
• Preferred qualifications include data collection and analysis, multitasking, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Improve access to prenatal and postnatal health care services.
• Establish trusting relationships with patients and families while providing support and encouragement.
• Communicate the Healthy Families Community Based Initiatives (HFCBI) mission effectively.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, motivation, interviewing, and goal setting with patients and families.
• Follow up with patients via phone calls, home visits and other settings where patients can be found.
• Assist patients in understanding perinatal care plans and instructions.
• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.
• Complete required program reports reflecting services provided.
• Manage assigned caseload and collaborate within a team.
• Work with OB-GYN providers and Doulas to ensure comprehensive care plans.
• Collaborate with other clinical staff to connect patients with community resources.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Data collection/analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences

Job description

The Community Health Worker works to improve access to health care services; increase screening; understand between community members and the health and social service system; enhanced communication between community members and health providers. CHW provides social support and informal counseling, advocates for individuals and community health needs.

• Improve access to prenatal and post health care services

• Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with patients and their families while providing general support and encouragement
• Effectively communicating of the Healthy Families Community Based Imitative (HFCBI) mission
• Provide ongoing follow-up, motivating, interviewing, and goal setting with patients/families.
• Follow - up with patients via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings where patients can be found
• Assist patients in understanding perinatal care plans and instructions

• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate

• Complete required reports reflected of program services
• Manage assigned caseload of patients and work collaboratively and effectively within a team
• Work closely with OB-GYN medical providers and Doulas to help ensure that patients have comprehensive and coordinated care plans
• Work collaboratively with other clinical personnel assigned to the same patient to communicate community resources appropriate to the needs of patients/families

• Act as a patient advocate and liaison between the patient/family and community service agencies

Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences or a directly related field from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of public health education or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Hlth Educator 2 (HCP031) or position equivalent.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience collecting and analyzing data
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a team environment