Community Health Worker

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will oversee and support the JeffMD Clinical Experience students as they learn to speak with and advocate for their patients. The CHW will coach and guide these first- and second-year medical students through their experience working with patients on social needs related to their health. The CHW will also lead discussions with students during case-based learning sessions pertaining to social needs. When the students are not in clinical sessions, the CHW will continue to interface with patients and their families in order to facilitate access to community resources and services. The CHW will provide social support, informal counseling, education on the various community resources and services, and advocate for individual and community health needs. The CHW will be a liaison between the patient/families and the community service agencies. The CHW will coordinate with service providers and health plans, as appropriate, to obtain care for the patient. The CHW will provide support to the selected practice care coordinators and providers through a team-based care model.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitates first- and second-year medical students as they participate in social determinants screening sessions at various clinical sites; provides guidance and supervision to medical students as they assist patients with identified social needs.
• Leads case-based learning sessions with medical students.
• Assists in developing and implementing care plans in cooperation with patients, families, social workers, case managers, and care providers, and serves as a liaison between patients/families/communities and healthcare agencies.
• Identifies and helps to enroll eligible individuals in federal, state, and local private or nonprofit health and human services programs.
• Provides referral and follow-up services.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

  OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Enhances patients and families ability to effectively communicate with healthcare providers and understanding to carry out healthcare providersrsquo; advice.
• Follows-up whether patients are receiving and adjusting well to their care plans, providing additional resources as necessary.
• Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health education materials within the scope of training.
• Documents all patient outreach activities in Epic (electronic medical record database) and a HIPAA-compliant case management system.
• Participates in continuing education as required by certification(s).
• Track student progression across platforms including Microsoft Excel and Canvas.

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Community Health Worker training program preferred.

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Prior experience in community outreach preferred.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Proficient in entire Microsoft Office Suite, learning management systems (i.e. Canvas, Blackboard), online meeting platforms (i.e. Zoom, Microsoft Teams), and cloud content management (i.e. Box, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive).

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.

About Jefferson

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 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s 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 8,300 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 educashy;tional 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.