Community Health Worker

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Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Community Health Worker
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview
The Community Health Worker works with individuals who are experiencing barriers to accessing health care services adhering to HIPPA Policies. Establish positive relationships with participants and provides feedback that reinforces use of primary care providers as the participant's point of care, and assistance with barriers to accessing or adhering to care plans. The Community Health Worker will build community partnerships that support individual engagement in age and gender preventative services. The CHW will need to have the ability to work weekends and attend evening events, and have a valid South Carolina driver's license that is in good standing,

What you will do

• Build bridges between participants and the Health Education Services available by developing and participation in community outreach activities.

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with hospital partners, community members, medical providers, community agencies, from diverse backgrounds to promote the services offered by Community Health Resources and engagement with recommended age and gender preventative care. These services include but are not limited to Diabetes Prevention Program, diabetes education, Hypertension Program, gym scholarships with Health Point and the YMCA partnerships, and preventative screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies.

• Collaborate with team members to complete tasks and duties in supporting the work of the Community Health Resources department.

• Participation in case staffing to effectively communicate with team members and meet the need of the participants in a patient centered manner.

• Directly support and participate in the department’s wellness events.

• Participate in community collaboratives as assigned.

• Increase Tidelands Health presence in various sectors of the community, increasing awareness of Tidelands Health resources, transferring knowledge of a collaboratives work to the broader staff in the Community Health Resource team.

• Document using the approved software in a timely and effective manner adhering to policies and procedures related to HIPAA

• The community health worker always exhibits exemplary customer relationships skills

• Adhere to strength focused language for conversations related to participant behaviors and care planning needs Will be required to transport participants to healthcare appointments, as needed, utilizing TCCN departmental vehicle

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Required

• Associate's Degree Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Any combination of three (3) years health/social services experience Required

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient communication skills, both oral and written, required.

• Ability to multi-task

• Proficient in using word, excel, and outlook.

• Bilingual speakers, specifically Spanish, highly encouraged to apply

Physical Demand
Light-Medium Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.