Health EducatorCommunity Health Worker

Gainesville, FL - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 22 - 29

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Classification Title:	Health Educator/Community Health Worker
Classification Minimum Requirements:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Description:	Community-Based Clinical or Social Navigation -Make community-based referrals to agencies and clinics within the safety net community of Alachua and surrounding counties. Establish and maintain close relationships with safety net organizations and have good working knowledge of key contacts eligibility criteria referral process and follow-up outcomes of these organizations. - Follow up with patients after referrals have been made to ensure patients are able to access appointments. Community-Based Education and Outreach -Provide longitudinal clinic community or home-based education for pregnant and postpartum patients with chronic diseases (including diabetes hypertension COPD/asthma etc) adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational diabetes gestational hypertension) under the oversight of UF OBGYN clinicians. -Provide case management in collaboration with UF OBGYN medical team and perinatal social needs navigator to assist patients in following up with their care plan and health goals. Case management may be telephone-based or in-person at clinic or via home visits. - Work with local residents to identify community health education and service needs providing multi-level interventions to support locally tailored programming. -Co-develop and disseminate community-facing materials related to pregnancy postpartum lactation doula support contraception etc. -Attend required educational opportunities to enhance knowledge and awareness of evidence-based interventions related to UF OBGYN mission. -Coordinate and facilitate external partner and stakeholder meetings or community advisory board meetings which will serve as an opportunity for community to network mobilize existing resources identify gaps in resources and reach highlight new programming - Participate in ongoing pregnancy and lactation trainings CHW core competency training programs and professional development opportunities. - Provide direct service support and educational materials assist clients with setting up appointments follow-up access to care and community resources. Support and educate clients on healthy lifestyle behaviors reinforce appropriate actions to ensure behavior change over time Administration -Participate as a key member of the UFOBGYN team serving as community advocate and expert. -Attend weekly team meetings to coordinate outreach and education efforts as well as other community engagement meetings as necessary -Document and report identified community needs results of outreach efforts education provided barriers and facilitators to obtaining addressing needs and opportunities for community engagement. -Develop and maintain a working list of external community partnerships and stakeholders - Develop and maintain an ongoing database of community resources The incumbent will be responsible to complete all required CHW training assigned by supervisor as well as fulfill requirements such as documentation of hours to obtain CCHW certification as credentialled by the FL Community Health Workers Coalition. This pathway to certification will be outlined and supported by the COE team. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Expected Salary:	$22.50 to $29.00hourly depending on experience and education.
Required Qualifications:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred:	-Previous experience with perinatal support -Experience with Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint required -Experience with Electronic Health Records -Experience with a multitude of ethnic socio-economic and educational populations -Exceptional interpersonal verbal and oral presentation skills -Highly collaborative and energetic work style -Must have ability to travel to various locations to meet with stakeholders to maintain relationships and build capacity to expand programs - Bilingual (Spanish) - Familiarity of the community resources social services and healthcare in assigned counties - Have the ability to properly demonstrate and communicate health education and/or self-monitoring activities - Willing to act as a community advocate - Exhibit cultural sensitivity when interacting with community stakeholders
Special Instructions to Applicants:	In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter and resume. This position is eligible for veterans preference. If you are claiming veterans preference please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See ourVeterans Preference Page for more specific information. This isa time limited position. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:	Yes

Required Experience:

Classification Title:Health Educator/Community Health WorkerClassification Minimum Requirements:Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Job Description:Community-Based Clinical or Social Navigation -Make c...

Classification Title:	Health Educator/Community Health Worker
Classification Minimum Requirements:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Description:	Community-Based Clinical or Social Navigation -Make community-based referrals to agencies and clinics within the safety net community of Alachua and surrounding counties. Establish and maintain close relationships with safety net organizations and have good working knowledge of key contacts eligibility criteria referral process and follow-up outcomes of these organizations. - Follow up with patients after referrals have been made to ensure patients are able to access appointments. Community-Based Education and Outreach -Provide longitudinal clinic community or home-based education for pregnant and postpartum patients with chronic diseases (including diabetes hypertension COPD/asthma etc) adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational diabetes gestational hypertension) under the oversight of UF OBGYN clinicians. -Provide case management in collaboration with UF OBGYN medical team and perinatal social needs navigator to assist patients in following up with their care plan and health goals. Case management may be telephone-based or in-person at clinic or via home visits. - Work with local residents to identify community health education and service needs providing multi-level interventions to support locally tailored programming. -Co-develop and disseminate community-facing materials related to pregnancy postpartum lactation doula support contraception etc. -Attend required educational opportunities to enhance knowledge and awareness of evidence-based interventions related to UF OBGYN mission. -Coordinate and facilitate external partner and stakeholder meetings or community advisory board meetings which will serve as an opportunity for community to network mobilize existing resources identify gaps in resources and reach highlight new programming - Participate in ongoing pregnancy and lactation trainings CHW core competency training programs and professional development opportunities. - Provide direct service support and educational materials assist clients with setting up appointments follow-up access to care and community resources. Support and educate clients on healthy lifestyle behaviors reinforce appropriate actions to ensure behavior change over time Administration -Participate as a key member of the UFOBGYN team serving as community advocate and expert. -Attend weekly team meetings to coordinate outreach and education efforts as well as other community engagement meetings as necessary -Document and report identified community needs results of outreach efforts education provided barriers and facilitators to obtaining addressing needs and opportunities for community engagement. -Develop and maintain a working list of external community partnerships and stakeholders - Develop and maintain an ongoing database of community resources The incumbent will be responsible to complete all required CHW training assigned by supervisor as well as fulfill requirements such as documentation of hours to obtain CCHW certification as credentialled by the FL Community Health Workers Coalition. This pathway to certification will be outlined and supported by the COE team. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Expected Salary:	$22.50 to $29.00hourly depending on experience and education.
Required Qualifications:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred:	-Previous experience with perinatal support -Experience with Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint required -Experience with Electronic Health Records -Experience with a multitude of ethnic socio-economic and educational populations -Exceptional interpersonal verbal and oral presentation skills -Highly collaborative and energetic work style -Must have ability to travel to various locations to meet with stakeholders to maintain relationships and build capacity to expand programs - Bilingual (Spanish) - Familiarity of the community resources social services and healthcare in assigned counties - Have the ability to properly demonstrate and communicate health education and/or self-monitoring activities - Willing to act as a community advocate - Exhibit cultural sensitivity when interacting with community stakeholders
Special Instructions to Applicants:	In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter and resume. This position is eligible for veterans preference. If you are claiming veterans preference please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See ourVeterans Preference Page for more specific information. This isa time limited position. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:	Yes