Community Health Worker

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides orientation to patients regarding health education and/or community services, in support of health issues, per protocol

• Provides education in an individual or group setting to patients, per medical provider’s request and consistent with established health care standards, on topics related to control and prevention of chronic or infectious diseases, behavioral health and/or perinatal health conditions.

• Under direction of medical provider, provide health promotion and coaching that includes goal setting and creating action plans as part of a health care team to address disease prevention and management.

• Provide education in sexuality and reproductive health and substance abuse prevention to the community following the curriculum and guides designed for the education department.

• With supervisor approval, identify and participate in community collaboratives, community outreach, events, and activities to promote sexual health, wellbeing, and PPSE’s clinical services.

• Facilitate education classes and/or do outreach and engagement in services in designated area, schools and or community partner locations.

• Maintain resource guide at all times to provide the community with information/services available to them that may or may not be related to health and provides warm hand-offs to ensure effective linkages to services.

• Maintain and foster positive relationships with community agencies and leaders through outreach and networking.

• Accuracy and attention to detail when completing administrative tasks.

• Keep current of reproductive health and sexuality education and substance abuse issues and attend any PPSE trainings and professional development workshops identified by supervisor.

• Advocate for reproductive health in various settings, as needed

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Education Supervisor.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : The physical requirements of this position are identified below. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. This position requires continuous sitting, standing, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, pushing, pulling, reaching, fingering, and grasping. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, driving, and lifting or carrying items may be required. The position requires lifting up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds periodically. Lifting over 25 pounds is not required.