Community Health Worker Senior – Community Health Development

CHRISTUS Health; Corpus Christi (TX); Presencial; USD 35.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The CHRISTUS Health Community Health Worker in Corpus Christi, TX conducts advanced community outreach and coordinates referrals to local health and social services. The role develops relationships with patients, families, providers, and community leaders, supporting navigation of healthcare resources through visits and calls.

The position emphasizes cultural competence, health promotion, and patient education on healthy lifestyles, goals, and barriers to care.

Formación

• Knowledge of community resources and how to refer patients to them.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provides culturally appropriate support and information for patients and families during structured visits and home visits.
• Refers patients to community resources.
• Helps patients understand how to use healthcare and social services and manage their Patient Health Record (PHR).
• Maintains a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to care management and health promotion.
• Builds relationships with patients, families, healthcare providers and the community.
• Assists patients in finding and using Medical Home, pharmacy assistance programs, dental services, diagnostic services, transportation, behavioral health, and other services.
• Follows up on referrals and coordinates care through care pathways.
• Documents activities according to organizational policies and procedures; maintains patient registry.

Conocimientos

Knowledge of community resources

Educación

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

Description Summary: Conducts advanced outreach to community. May coordinate charitable programs. Develops relationship with community and community leaders

Responsibilities

• The Community Health Worker (CHW) provides culturally appropriate support and information for the patient and their families in a ries of structured visits and follow-up phone calls in a variety of settings, including the patient's home
• Knowledge of resources in the community and refers patients to them
• Assists patients in their understanding of how to use healthcare and social services and manage their Patient Health Record (PHR)
• Has a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to care management and health promotion
• Builds relationships with the patient, their families, healthcare providers and the community
• Assist patients in finding and understanding how to use a Medical Home (patient's primary choice of physician or clinic), pharmacy assistance programs, dental services, diagnostic services, transportation, behavioral health services and other services as needed
• Refer patients to healthcare and social services and follows-up on all referrals
• Follow care pathways (evidence-based steps) designed and selected to deal with patients' specific health and social concerns and problems
• Document activities through appropriate record keeping that follows the organization’s policies and procedures
• Maintains patient registry
• Consult with administrative supervisor and clinical supervisor to coordinate activities and schedule and to address identified health care needs of the patient
• Educate patients and their families in healthy lifestyles and promote health behavior change
• Encourage patient to set goals, identify barriers and challenges and monitor their own conditions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Work Schedule 12:30PM - 9PM

Work TypeFull Time