Overview
Join our team as a Labor of Love Community Health Worker (CHW) in Albuquerque, NM, supporting pregnant individuals and families through education, care coordination, and connections to essential community and maternal health resources. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive:We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuitionassistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First:We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better:We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Lovelace Women's Hospital has 120 licensed beds, including a 53-bed advanced neonatal intensive care unit, a family care unit, an award-winning breast care center, and the first robotic surgery program in the state, recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.
Responsibilities
As a Community Health Worker you'll coordinate and provide services and resources to individuals/families necessary to develop and facilitate an intervention plan to ensure patient individual healthcare needs, goals and objectives are attained through telephonic and/or on-site screening process.
- Assess patient progress of intervention plan through interaction, monitoring, identifying variances, educating and problem-solving with the patient/family
- Facilitate appropriate utilization of resources through identification of alternatives, prevention of duplication/inappropriate use of services through on-going communication with patient/family and payer source
- Serve as a liaison between patients, providers, payers and community resources
- Other duties as assigned or requested
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- One (1) or more years of recent related experience
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Associates degree or degree from an accredited college
- Bilingual - English/Spanish
- Experience in community, public or population health
- Experience in women's health, obstetric care, infants/children, or supporting individuals with substance use needs
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