Community Health Worker

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA) seeks a Community Health Worker to improve access to health care services, increase screenings, and build understanding between community members and the health system.

You will establish trusting relationships, provide social support, follow up with participants by phone, home visits, and referrals, and collaborate with OB-GYN providers and Doulas to ensure coordinated care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Improve access to prenatal and postnatal health care services.
• Establish trusting relationships with participants and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
• Effectively communicate the Perinatal and Family Center Initiative (PFCI) mission.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, motivational interviewing, and goal setting with participants/families.
• Follow–up with participants via phone calls, home visits, and visits to other settings where participants can be found.
• Assist participants in understanding perinatal care plans and instructions.
• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.
• Complete required reports reflecting program services.
• Manage assigned caseload of participants and work collaboratively and effectively within a team.
• Work closely with OB‑GYN medical providers and Doulas to help ensure that participants 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 participants/families.
• Act as a patient advocate and liaison between the patient/family and community service agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Community outreach

Motivational interviewing

Caseload management

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; build understanding 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 postnatal health care services.

• Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with participants and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
• Effectively communicate the Perinatal and Family Center Initiative (PFCI) mission.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, motivational interviewing, and goal setting with participants/families.
• Follow–up with participants via phone calls, home visits, and visits to other settings where participants can be found.
• Assist participants in understanding perinatal care plans and instructions.

• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.

• Complete required reports reflecting program services.
• Manage assigned caseload of participants and work collaboratively and effectively within a team.
• Work closely with OB‑GYN medical providers and Doulas to help ensure that participants 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 participants/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:

• Four years of progressively complex office or administrative experience
• Experiencing collecting and analyzing data
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work in a team environment