Community Health Worker- Population Health

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Job Description

Essential Functions

Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
Manages caseload of patients/community members and completes outreach and follow up as needed
Assists in developing and implementing care plans in cooperation with patients/community members families and healthcare team and completes accurate timely documentation.
Responsible for building trusting relationships with patients/community members and their families
Identifies social needs through HRSN screening and provides guidance supports enrollment and navigate eligible individuals in federal state and local private or nonprofit/social service health and human services programs
Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health education materials within the scope of training and promotes healthy behavior change
Assists patients and families in effectively communicating with their health care team understanding and carrying out their healthcare providers advice and communicates to care team any changes in plan or medical condition

Help patients/clients/families understand their needs overcome barriers and connect to resources within the community

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:
High School Diploma or GED
AND
Experience:
1 year community based or health care experience preferred

Additional Information
Ability to travel to multiple locations within a day
Willingness to conduct home visits (may not be applicable for all CHW location assignments)
Other duties as assigned

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Primary Location Address

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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