MIH Community Health Care Worker
MIH Community Health Care Worker
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Job Description
Mercy Flights is accepting applications for a fulltime MIH Community Healthcare Worker.
Under indirect supervision works closely with the MIH team primary care teams and social services agencies to provide shortterm care coordination and connection to resources and support to program clients to improve their health and general wellbeing through education and coordination of care and services. Works in both clinical and communitybased settings including clients homes. May act as a peer support worker where applicable if selfdisclosed as a current or former consumer of mental health or substance abuse services with at least two years of mental health or substance abuse recovery.
Position Information:
- Fulltimeschedule that promotes worklife balance and weekends off. The CHW position features a rotating schedule with 10.5hour shifts from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM alternating between on and off days over a twoweek period totaling 84 hours.
- Daily overtime if shift exceeds 12 hours.
- Full benefits package including employee medical dental & vision coverage (dependent coverage options available) cafeteria plan flexible spending dollars life insurance shortterm disability 401k w/company contribution employee assistance program (EAP) earned time off (ETO) and company provided uniforms.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide quality patient care for clinical operating guidelines and policies protocols and accepted standards of care.
- Maintains comprehensive electronic client files which include client notes the release of information assessments and other medical documents acquired on behalf of the client.
- Complete patient care reports promptly per Oregon State law company protocols and guidelines.
- Conduct proactive and posthospital visits
- Provide inhome assessments and health education
- Support patients with chronic conditions and navigate social determinants of health
- Offer peer support in mental health or substance abuse recovery
- Collaborate closely with healthcare teams and community partners
- Work in both clinical and nontraditional care environments
- Perform basic clinical care such as vital checks and wound care
- Educate patients and families on selfcare and disease prevention
This is a fieldbased position involving local travel throughout our service area. A fulltime rotating schedule with 10.5hour shifts offers worklife balance and weekends off.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients providers nurse case managers agency representatives supervisors and office staff from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Qualification Requirements:
- A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Oregon Drivers License
- CPR certification
- An associate degree in health care or human services is preferred. A combination of education and experience will be considered
- Any combination ofone (1) year of health care/social services experience and/or education is required; two (2) years is preferred
- Experience in the substance abuse and/or mental health field is preferred
- Community Health Worker certificate (required to obtain within one year of start date)
How to apply:
Mercy Flights is a drug free workplace and follows federal guidelines set by the United States Department of Labor to provide a safe and drugfree work environment.
Mercy Flights is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Full-Time
