Community Health Worker

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is seeking a Community Health Worker for the Inglewood Adult Services. This hybrid role requires in-office presence one day per week, with field work across Inglewood and Glendale and travel as needed. The pay range is $19.87-$22.85 per hour, with potential loan repayment programs.

You will engage ECM Members, educate on benefits, and coordinate care alongside the team to support recovery and access to services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be certified as a Community Health Worker through a qualifying training program and/or have lived experience.
• Knowledgeable of social support services.
• HIPAA, agency policies and regulations relating to mental health and substance use services.
• Ability to present ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Engage ECM Members via in-person and tele-health.
• Educate members about ECM benefits and eligibility to increase participation.
• Outreach to community members through events and programs.
• Accompany ECM Members to appointments and advocate with providers.
• Promote health self-management and monitor treatment adherence.
• Provide health navigation, referrals, and access to care.
• Arrange transportation for medical visits.
• Coordinate with LCM and care team; document activities per policy.

Skills

Advocacy skills

Verbal & written communication

PC & EHR literacy

Education

CHW certification or lived experience navigating mental health/substance use systems

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Electronic Health Record

Job description

Community Health Worker (Inglewood Adult Services)

This is a hybrid position, and you have the option to elect into a 9/80 flex work schedule. Candidates are required to be in the office one day per week, with field work and flexibility to travel within Inglewood and Glendale areas as needed.

The pay range for this position is between $19.87-$22.85 per hour.

Ask us about loan repayment programs you may qualify for by working at Didi Hirsch.

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation’s first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 290,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch’s work possible.

Summary

As a Community Health Worker, you will utilize your valuable lived experiences to promote an understanding of the member’s point of view and preference. You will help address chronic conditions, preventive health care needs, and health-related social needs. Your role will work alongside Lead Care Managers (LCM) and paraprofessionals to promote client engagement, provide advocacy and case management support and triage clients to levels of care and community resources as needed.

Primary Duties

• Engage eligible ECM Members utilizing various modalities including in-person and tele-health.
• Build strong relationships with health plan members to educate them about the benefits and eligibility criteria for ECM as a means of increasing ECM participation.
• Outreach to community members through various channels, including community events, workshops, and outreach programs to raise awareness.
• Accompany ECM Member to office visits, as needed, and in the most easily accessible setting, within MCP guidelines. Advocate on the member’s behalf with health care professionals.
• Promote health promotion and self-management training that addresses barriers to physical and mental health care, such as providing information or instruction on health topics including but not limited to distributing health promotion materials. Monitor treatment adherence (including medication) and communicate adherence concerns to LCM and other treatment providers.
• Provide health navigation services, including training, information, referrals, and support members in accessing health care, understanding the health care delivery system, or engaging in their own care.
• Arrange transportation to medical appointments using the MCP medical transportation system.
• Call Member to facilitate a visit with LCM and other care providers.
• Assist with linkage and connect ECM Member to other social services and supports the member may need.
• Use motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and harm-reduction approaches.
• Monitors and reports member’s behavior, schedule, medications, and activities and provides relevant feedback on any behavioral deviations from recovery to the team and relevant stakeholders to support timely responses of care.
• Maintains documentation of all groups and individual member service activities; ensures compliance with Didi Hirsch policies and procedures, contracts, and other regulatory agencies.
• Develops and maintains CHW skills through seminars, workshops, or other forms of training/education related to assigned duties.
• Consult with management to support informed decision-making care prior to taking actions related to programming and services.
• Attends and actively participates in all team and staff meetings, community meetings, and supervision/consultation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be certified as a Community Health Worker through the completion of a qualifying training program and/or have lived experience which could include navigation of the mental health system and/or substance use treatment system as a consumer.
• Must have lived experience that aligns with and provides a connection between you, and the Member of population being served. CHWs are not required to be Medi-Cal enrolled but should have an NPI.
• Current knowledge of social support services.
• Support the values and mission of Didi Hirsch as related to employment.
• Knowledgeable of Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA, policies and documentation guidelines, and county, state, and federal regulations relating to service programs for individuals and families with a history of mental illness and/or substance use.
• Basic advocacy skills to include a holistic approach to integrated health care and case management.
• Skills to present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Efficiently use the personal computer to include Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Health Record.
• Ability to travel in the community and/or between agency sites to provide services in a variety of settings, including outpatient and field based locations (home, school, etc.).
• Current California driver’s license, car insurance, and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier.
• Demonstrate commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch mission.
• Adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

Core Values

Excellence:We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion:We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity:We are dedicated to promoting health equity in our communities, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being:We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy:We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement:We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.

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