Community Health Worker- New River Valley.

The Community Health Worker

• Assists patients with accessing and navigating inpatient community-based and / or clinic-based services to those identified as being at-risk of serious health conditions or high utilization of the Emergency Department based on social determinants of health.
• Uses person-centered / trauma-informed modalities including motivational interviewing to engage and identify needs.
• Provides support services and ongoing coordination in addition to SMART goals and resource navigation.
• Accompanies patients to appointments (health / medical educational legal employment-related or benefits-related) when needed to advocate and promote recovery and wellness.
• Facilitates communication and advocates for patients.
• Maintains documentation on the electronic medical record in hospital system.
• Interacts with health care resources and providers in both patient care and community settings as a navigator and advocate.
• Maintains documentation of workflow in the record.
• These services occur during open care lasting on average six months.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent required.

Experience: 2 years of general work experience.

Licensure Certification and/or Registration: none. Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP must be obtained and maintained.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must have reliable transportation a valid drivers license and proof of insurance. Computer word-processing and data entry skills required. Strong collaboration skills. Must work well with other staff community and family members. Extremely reliable dependable punctual and honest.

This job description is intended to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by incumbents in this role. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Compensation Range:

Employee pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications credentials education and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.

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