Community Health Worker - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Community Health Worker (Spanish Speaking Required) to join an interdisciplinary team serving patients in a primary care setting. The role focuses on engaging patients in services, guiding self-care, and improving access to care, with emphasis on culturally and linguistically appropriate support.

The position requires a High School Diploma/GED, 1 year in a health service field, and bilingual abilities depending on patient population.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year experience in a health service related field.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish or English with other target languages (e.g., Chinese, Arabic, Russian or Yiddish).
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office) and basic office equipment skills required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in accessing cancer screenings and follow-up care.
• Assess patients for social drivers of health.
• Help patients access medical, behavioral health, chemical dependency, and community services.
• Participate in required trainings and team meetings.
• Advocate for patients to overcome barriers to care (language, transportation, insurance, MyChart access).
• Provide education and coaching to parents for healthy outcomes.
• Provide office and community support, including escorting to appointments and medication access.

Skills

Bi-lingual

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

1164317_RR00122303 Job ID: 1164317_RR00122303

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation. It includes eight primary care sites, 40 school-based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program. The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Community Health Worker - Spanish Speaking Required.

In this role, the successful candidate The Community Health worker is part of an interdisciplinary team that includes, but is not limited to, medical and behavioral health providers servicing patients in a primary care setting. By ensuring patients remain or become engaged in services/programming, are educated about self-care issues, and are assisted with access to care, the Community Health Worker will be part of a team that improves patient health and thus quality of life.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist patients in accessing recommended cancer screenings and in accessing follow up care if initial screenings are abnormal.
• Assess patients for social drivers of health
• Assist patients in accessing a full range of needed medical, behavioral health, chemical dependency, and community services.
• Participate in all required trainings.
• Advocate for patients when barriers to care exist including language and literacy barriers, access to transportation, problems with insurance coverage, access to technology such as MyChart, child care problems, appointment scheduling conflict, etc.
• Provide education and coaching to parents to promote positive health outcomes.
• Provide office and community based support services to patients (E.g.- Patient escorts to medical appointments, medical appointment reminders, assistance with obtaining medications from pharmacies, etc.)
• Screen patients for program and benefit eligibility and assist with benefit applications and connection to services that impact patients physical health and emotional well-being.
• Document all work with patients in Compass Rose module of EPIC in compliance with department standards.
• Complete care plans with patients in collaboration with clinical team.
• Support the development of culturally tailored and linguistically appropriate health education materials.
• Maintain caseload size established by the department and meet monthly outreach and engagement productivity requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned or volunteered in alignment with FHC mission, goals and values.
• Prepare for and participate in any individual or team meetings/supervision as required by the department.
• Utilize necessary web based applications and other technologies on a variety of platforms to address population management goals and departmental needs

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma/GED

Candidate should have at least 1 year experience in a health service related field.

Bi-lingual- English/Spanish or Chinese, Arabic, Russian or Yiddish depending on targeted patient population.

Computer literate (Microsoft Office), telephone, fax machine, and photocopy machine skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in community outreach and engagement.

Bachelor's degree

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $50,467.14 - $50,467.14 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.