Administrative Coordinator 3 (CHW-Community Health Worker)
Share
Job Location:
Lafayette, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 2387 - 4089
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About this Job
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical preventive and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.
Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health
Make a difference in your community while helping connect individuals and families to vital resources! The St. Landry Parish Health Unit is seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Health Worker (Administrative Coordinator 3) to serve as a key link between community members and essential health and social this impactful role you will help identify community needs provide outreach and support and connect clients with resources related to housing food assistance transportation utilities and more improving health outcomes and strengthening the Opelousas community.
An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:
Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions behaviors performance decisions and outcomes.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow reinforce adapt or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements State Civil Service rules and organizational policies.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards integrity and honesty regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.
Adapting to Change: The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts behaviors and actions in response to evolving circumstances or unexpected change.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information ideas and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
Developing Performance: Builds the future potential of others by supporting long-term growth skill development and career progression.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct responsible communication and consideration for others.Minimum Qualifications
- Two years of experience in administrative services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience. Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Meets patients in the parish health unit and conduct a needs assessment survey including helping patients to set health goals. Makes weekly follow-up calls and home visits to patients. Motivating patients to meet their health goals.
- Helping patients with social issues like homelessness substance abuse and hunger. Assists patients with organizing their records. Making follow-up appointments and filling their prescriptions.
- Help patients fill out applications for Medical Assistance and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Work with other CHWs and staff to create a directory of community resources (e.g. food banks housing assistance programs childcare resources etc.) in St. Landry parish.
- Document each patient encounter in detail. Prepare reports and documents as needed or requested. Maintains confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines in regard to patient information. Identifies and documents systems barriers in efforts to connect clients to health and social services.
- Provides input into the developments and implementation of community programs created in response to the identified needs. Attend a weekly group meeting with other CHWs and program supervisors
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Officeof Public Health / Region 4-BRCO / Lafayette ParishAppointment Type:This position will be filled as aJob appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)
Cost Center:
Position Number(s):
How To Apply:No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For information on how to check your application status and understand status updates please clickHERE.
Contact Information:
Shambrielle Pooler
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge LA 70821
This organization participates in E-verify and for more information on E-verify please contact DHS at 1-.
LDH supports Louisianas commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Information on the Louisiana Works Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is availablehere.
LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs sex race or any other non-merit factor.
Required Experience:
IC
