The Community Health Worker (CHW) will fully integrate the multidisciplinary care team of Meharry Community Wellness Center (MCWC). He/she will develop a close relationship with patients, coach them and facilitate access to core and support services. He/she will identify, track, re-engage and monitor clients lost to care. The CHW will assist clients in dealing with competing priorities, adherence with medication, clinic visits, and specialty referrals, linkages with community-based organizations, wellness education, harm reduction, and navigation through the healthcare delivery system. The CHW will meet with clients in the clinic, at their homes, and different access points in the community.

Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities):

Adherence counseling, harm reduction, health promotion, and patient navigation

Collect all required data elements and provide timely reports

Outreach services to persons living with HIV, through direct personal contact and collaborative community partnerships

Linkages with Meharry Community Wellness Center, community-based organizations and specialty services

Attend all mandatory meetings

Perform other related duties as assigned by Supervisor or Executive Director.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS

Be a team player and well-organized

Skills in engaging people living with HIV

Ability and willingness to use both knowledge and personal experience in facilitating linkage of individuals and groups to essential HIV health related services

Communication skills and proven behaviors consistent with maintenance of health and wellness.

Ability to establish trust based relationships with people in an appropriate and ethical manner

Knowledge and ability to access community resources

Ability to attend mandatory staff meetings

Basic computer skills and ability to collect data elements and generate reportsin a timely manner

Motivated to serve people with HIV and get trained as assigned by Executive Director or supervisor

Education and Experience:

High school diploma with commensurate experience; associate or bachelor degree welcome

Familiarity with people living with HIV is mandatory

Familiarity with Nashville/Davidson and/or surrounding Counties

Familiarity with Ryan White programs and Meharry Community Wellness Center is highly desirable

Must possess valid driver’s license

Willingness to attend all required trainings

Reliability, punctuality, and discipline

Environmental Conditions and Physical Demands

Usual office environment.

Manual dexterity

Visual and auditory acuity

Able to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time

Able to travel in Nashville/Davidson and surrounding Counties

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