UNIV-Community Health Worker-College of Nursing

Job Description Summary

TRRP+ Community Health Worker (CHW) - is a grant-funded position, which reports to the Co-PIs Drs. Davidson and Skojec, and will receive training and oversight from the CHW trainer. The role is responsible for outreach to patients, providers, and community-based organizations, screening for and coordinating social care for traumatic injury patients beginning at bedside through discharge. The CHW collaborates with the TRRP+, TRRP teams, healthcare professionals, and community-based organizations to address socio-economic barriers to health for individuals with unmet social, medical, and behavioral needs. The CHW serves as a patient advocate, building strong relationships with both patients and community-based organizations.

This position provides education and information about available resources in the community and facilitates assistance or interventions for patients between care visits. The CHW completes assessments and program enrollment forms for high-risk patients, gathers information, validates, and utilizes data from the electronic medical record, social determinants of health screening tools, social care electronic platforms, and other identified tools.

The CHW interacts with patients in person, telephonically, or electronically to schedule assessments, provide outreach and support, and conduct additional screenings. This position will work within a hybrid model, onsite, and in the community.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Research Grant

Cost Center

CC001081 CON Office Of Research

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

University-GEN08

Pay Range

46,206.00 - 62,322.00 - 78,540.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Desired Qualifications/Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in public/community health/social work OR in public/community health or healthcare related field with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in a directly related field or working in a community-based setting including paid or volunteer activity with a non-profit organization, church, healthcare organization, neighborhood community center, or other relevant community-based involvement.
• Completion of SCCHW Certification within 6 months of hire: https://www.scchwa.org/credentialing-information-learners and/or other Community Health Worker training course.
• Valid driver’s license, an acceptable 3-year motor vehicle as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart, and a certificate of auto-insurance.
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently with accountability and exercise sound judgment, discretion and professionalism at all times.
• Ability to travel and independently meet with patients in the clinic, home or community-based setting.

Job Duties:

Collaborates with patients, family members/caregivers, healthcare professionals and community-based organizations to address social care needs and socio-economic barriers to health to provides resource navigation services to adult traumatic injury patients and family members/caregivers through the provision of education and information about available community resources and services ; by building relationships with traumatic injury patients and community-based organizations and follows up to close the loop and ensure needed services are received; and assisting with social care program enrollment forms and applications for high-risk patients and follows up to close the loop and ensure needed services are received (35%)

Conducts bedside and telephone-based screening and assessments to identify appropriate resources for patients being seen by the TRRP+ team following traumatic injury to assist with their unmet social needs (35%)

Gathers information, documents, and enters data into the electronic medical record, social care electronic platforms and other identified tools and contributes to data analysis (15%)

Summarizes progress to leadership team on a regular basis to keep them aware of the success and to engage them in quality initiative/improvement process (15%)

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements: A bachelor's degree and two years professional experience in human services or social services programs.

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to climb ladders. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Frequent) Ability to crawl while performing job functions. (Frequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Possess good grip strength. Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 35 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 35 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 35 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 75 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to push/pull patients up to 300 lbs. in wheelchairs, etc., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lift and carry patients up to 300 lbs., assisted. (Frequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to work in dusty areas. (Infrequent) Ability to be qualified physically (by medical personnel) for respirator use, initially and annually. Additional New Requirements: Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. Ability to learn and use new processes, tools and equipment as required. Computer literacy. Ability to work overtime as required. Ability to work rotating shifts.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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