School-Based Pediatric Emergency Health Navigator

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University SOM Emergency Medicine is seeking a Community Health Worker to promote prevention services in Baltimore city public schools and other community sites. The CHW will help connect students with psychiatric emergency resources and serve as a liaison between schools, the hospital, and referral destinations.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and two years of related experience; fluency in English is preferred, with Spanish knowledge a plus, and own

Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Two years of related experience.
• Education may substitute for experience per JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate services for students in schools who need outside support for psychiatric emergencies.
• Co-lead educational sessions with families in schools.
• Establish rapport with school staff and students.
• Provide general information regarding the project to community and school members.
• Respond to inquiries about the project, including face-to-face, over the phone/text, and web-based conversations.
• Assist the team with data collection, make outreach and data collection schedule reminder calls and emails, prepare outreach and follow-up data collection materials.
• Monitor recruitment and retention of project participants
• Document outreach and follow-up activities and enter data as appropriate in a timely, accurate, and comprehensive manner per project protocol.
• File, retrieve, and maintain participant records.
• Perform all work activities per established protocols and procedures.
• Attend weekly meetings and trainings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all participants in accordance with employers’ procedures.
• With appropriate training and supervision as needed by employer, deliver intervention program to enrolled schools.
• Other duties as appropriately assigned.

Skills

Fluent English

Transportation

Organizational skills

Field work

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University SOM Emergency Medicine is seeking a Community Health Worker to promote prevention services in Baltimore city public schools and other community sites. The CHW will help connect students with psychiatric emergency resources and serve as a liaison between schools, the hospital, and referral destinations.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and two years of related experience; fluency in English is preferred, with Spanish knowledge a plus, and own