Community Outreach Worker-WY532801
Community Outreach Worker-WY532801
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Community Health Worker screens assesses and links adults and families to healthcare benefits/entitlements nutritious food affordable housing and other needed social and community supports.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: List all essential job duties. (To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.)
Conducts outreach and engagement to Medicaid recipients in ICL and the community
Conducts screenings to confirm unmet HRSNs
Develop social care plans
Navigate services in the Uniteus platform to existing federal state or local services or refer to enhanced HRSN services
Confirm service delivery completion
Follow up with members to determine needs being met
Communicates effectively with people served providers community organizations and members of the community
Maintains documents records statistics and other related reports in an organized timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedure.
Provides telephonic as well as face-to-face outreach engagement and service planning in the field.
Provides crisis intervention and follow-up.
Perform other related duties that may be assigned.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Committed to equity diversity inclusion and belonging and active promotion of the ICL values and goals.
Proficiency with various software programs including Microsoft Office and the companys EHR software.
Critical thinking change management skills and approaches.
Data driven decision maker.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work under stress prioritize and meet deadlines.
Ability to understand and support the agencys mission vision standards and code of ethical behavior.
Ability to work with consumers/residents families and staff in a caring and respectful manner and with due understanding of and consideration for cultural differences.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
A bachelors degree (preferred not required) plus one year providing direct services to people with Serious Mental Illness developmental disabilities or substance use disorders; or in linking individuals with Serious Mental Illness developmental disabilities or substance use disorders to a broad range of services essential to successful living in a community setting (e.g. medical psychiatric social educational legal housing and financial services).
Employment Type
Full-Time
