CKP Health Navigator - AmeriCorps Member

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Description

Healthy Communities is CHC’s Public Health AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.

This is an AmeriCorps Member role – Center for Key Populations (CKP) Health Navigator – that supports the Center for Key Populations throughout Middletown, Meriden, New Britain, and New London areas as well as our Mobile Health Unit (MHU).

Terms & Program Benefits

One-year service term from September 3, 2024 thru August 31, 2025Serve a minimum of 32 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year$22,000 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weeklyAn education award of $7,395 at the end of successful service term completionThis is not a staff or volunteer position.

This Is The Opportunity For You If You

Possess a mature, compassionate, and sensitive demeanorEnjoy working with others and genuine desire to helpAre organized and have great time management skillsThrive in a fast paced environmentCan take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As a Center for Key Populations (CKP) Health Navigator for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:

Conduct monthly patient health education workshops; monitor the completion of pre-post surveys by workshop participants; and complete data entry for workshops and surveys.Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in patient’s electronic health record.Coordinate with CKP Outreach team to establish a strategic outreach plan that provides support and coordination to all healthcare for the homeless and MHU sites such as schedules, locations, staffing, templates, and patient visits.Provide individual patient health education to clients to encourage scheduling and completing routine care appointments.Provide outreach to patients via group or one on one individual patient education in areas of financial literacy, health education, overdose prevention, HIV testing and services and other areas of need in designated communities.Gather and compile a comprehensive community resource database for patients that provides enhanced resources and referral organizations that can address identified patient needs and/or barriers to be used at all sites.Strengthen community partnerships and collaborate with them on events to host that promote services for CHC patients and community members.Collaborate with community partners to develop education opportunities for CHC patients either individually or in groups.Partner with CKP providers to establish a sustainable system for continuity of information and services that maintains connections between all outreach departments for improved patient care.Create user friendly content for patients, community partners/organizations (ie, hospitals, churches, community centers) and CHC departments on how to access the CKP Services.Coordinate, conduct, and participate in community outreach and tabling events that promote patient education services.Actively participant in CKP meetings.

Qualifications

High school or equivalent requiredProficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applicationsExcellent time management and organizational skills Excellent oral and written skillsDemonstrated ability to problem solve and remain calm during a crisisSuccessful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)Able to travel between CHC sites and in state

Preferred

Associate’s degree in public health, social work related fieldKnowledge and understanding of community resourcesExperience in providing crisis intervention, coordination of services, advocacy and community outreach in working with vulnerable

Organization Information

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.

Location

Middletown - Weitzman Building

City

Middletown

State

Connecticut

Time Type

Part time