First Responder Community Worker
First Responder Community Worker
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Job Summary:
Serve as an integral part of the Caring for our Communities team providing guidance social assistance and case management to vulnerable populations. Acting as a liaison between the first responders the hospital and community and populations served. Screening and addressing social determinants of health to remove barriers impeding health outcomes while advocating for individual and community health.Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions
1. Work as part of the Caring for Our Communities Team to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable patient populations.
2. This role will be positioned at the Council Bluffs Police Department however it will work closely with all frontline and first responder staff.
3. Establish trust and rapport with patients in culturally and linguistically appropriate ways.
4. Screen for social determinants of health/barriers impeding patient from achieving health outcomes (i.e. transportation housing food insecurity).
5. Address social determinants of health by connecting individual with resources and referring to community based programs.
6. Document interactions with individuals and other data points per grant and other guidelines.
7. Educate and influence patients to seek/accept available resources.
8. Build strong relationships with commonly referred community benefit organizations.
9. Participate in calls with the PAR officers and other frontline employees.
10. Participate in ongoing street outreach efforts through our CFOC partnerships such as Southwest Iowa Region New Visions Micah House and Heartland Family Service.
11. Provide delivery of ongoing case management services to those that are in need of it. Working with CFOC Stakeholders to maintain an appropriate caseload.
12. Remains knowledgeable of community resources such as support groups food pantries mental health treatment providers transportation and financial assistance.
13. Acts as an advocate for the needs rights and interests of individuals.
14. Utilizes computer and word processing software in preparing reports correspondence and progress notes on individuals.
15. Assists individuals in utilizing and/or applying for services provided through various state and federal agencies and local service providers.
Schedule:
MF 8am to 4:30p
Job Description:
Job Requirements
Education
Bachelors degree in social work or similar field required.
Experience
Two years of social work community health or patient advocacy experience required.
License/Certifications
Valid Drivers license and own mode of transportation at time of hire and throughout employment required.
Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of basic health social determinants and social work principals.
Screen for and make referrals to address social determinants of health such as housing transportation and food insecurity.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
Flexible and adaptable to change with a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to be agile in addressing individual team and community needs.
Ability to support vulnerable patients of all ages typically from underserved lowincome communities in urban suburban and rural areas.
Physical Requirements
Physical
Weight Demands
Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
Physical Activity
Occasionally Performed 133:
Balancing
Climbing
Carrying
Crawling
Crouching
Distinguish colors
Kneeling
Lifting
Pushing/pulling
Standing
Stopping/Bending
Twisting
Walking
Frequently Performed 3466:
Grasping
Reaching
Repetitive Motion
Sitting
Speaking/Talking
Constantly Performed 67100:
Hearing
Keyboarding/Typing
Seeing/Visual
Job Hazards
Not Related: Electrical Shock/Static
Rare 133:
Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as Xray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc.
Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
Occasionally 3466:
Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
Equipment/Machinery/Tools
Explosives (pressurized gas)
Hazardous (exposure risks personal protective equipment required)
Frequent 67100:
Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
