Clinical Community Health Worker
Clinical Community Health Worker
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Job Description
Overview
Blue Ridge Health is currently seeking a Clinical Community Health Worker to be part of our Community Outreach Team.
What We Offer You:
- A competitive benefits plan including Medical Dental and Vision
- Company sponsored life insurance and short and longterm disability coverage
- 403(b) retirement account with company matching
- Supplemental accident insurance available
- 9 paid holidays per year
- PTO and Personal Day accrual starting day 1 (We value a worklife balance!
What Youll Do:
The Clinical Community Health Worker is an integral member of the interdisciplinary health team. The clinical outreach specialist can be a Medical Assistant LPN or RN and is responsible for reaching out to vulnerable populations in the community completing basic health screenings point of care testing patient referral and followup as well as case management. Responsibilities include:
- In conjunction with a peer support specialist goes out into the community to engage and provide health information and services to individuals within the substance use community.
- Provides basic health screenings and point of care testing out in the field. Refers individuals to healthcare providers and community resources as needed.
- Goes out into the community to connect and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness and/or substance use and distributes basic supplies refers to community resources provides transportation as needed and provides case management.
- Builds rapport with community individuals and looks for opportunities to interact with them in order to help meet their current needs.
- Helps plan organize and staffs community health education and screening events.
- Occasional evening and weekends may be required.
- Takes basic vital signs and becomes competent in conducting basic health screenings
- Serves as ambassador for BRH promoting our services to other agencies employers
community members and potential clients. - Engages with assists clinical staff as appropriate/directed functioning as a member of the clinical team.
What Were Looking For:
- Active licensure as a Medical Assistant License Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse is required.
- Lived experience in homelessness and/or migrant agriculture work is highly preferred.
- High school diploma required.
- Valid North Carolina drivers license; eligible for coverage under BRH automobile insurance policy
About Blue Ridge Health:
At Blue Ridge Health our mission is to improve Health inspire Hope and advance Healing through access to Compassionate Affordable and Quality Care. We are seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join our team! We are a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the everchanging medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Employment Type
Full-Time
