Field-Based Community Health Coach (ECM)

Amityfdn; Moreno Valley (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid vacation, sick time & holidays

401K, HSA & Life insurance

Community action oriented workplace

Job summary

Amity Foundation seeks compassionate individuals to join our community as a Community Health Worker (CHW). This ECM CHW role coordinates care across medical, behavioral, and social services to support students with complex needs, reduce hospitalizations, and aid housing and reentry goals.

As a field-based member of the ECM Care Team, you’ll work with RN and BH managers, accompany students to appointments, and connect them to community resources while navigating diverse cultural backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, or related field; or associate’s degree.
• Two years’ experience in a client-related field, providing case management and community outreach.

Responsibilities

• The CHW is a field-based member of the ECM Care Team who has lived experience in the ECM Students’ community and serves as the bridge between the ECM Student and the healthcare system.
• Focuses support on ECM Students who are difficult to engage and/or who have cultural or linguistic barriers to care via field-based contacts including accompaniment to appointments.
• Assists the RN Care Manager, BH Care Manager, and Care Coordinator in panel management by performing delegated activities as assigned.
• Assists the ECM Care Team in engagement efforts of eligible ECM Students in the clinic and within the community.
• Assists Students in navigating the healthcare system and community resources.
• Follows up by phone and in person with eligible ECM Students and students enrolled in ECM.
• Helps Students participate in their medical and/or behavioral health care by overcoming barriers to care.
• Engages with Students in-person and on the phone, using evidence-based approaches (e.g., Motivational Interviewing).
• Collaborates on Student care issues with ECM Care Team Members and consults with RN/BH managers before clinical actions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, or related field

Associate’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Amity Foundation seeks compassionate individuals to join our community as a Community Health Worker (CHW). This ECM CHW role coordinates care across medical, behavioral, and social services to support students with complex needs, reduce hospitalizations, and aid housing and reentry goals.

As a field-based member of the ECM Care Team, you’ll work with RN and BH managers, accompany students to appointments, and connect them to community resources while navigating diverse cultural backgrounds.