Exciting News! Central Ozarks Medical Center is looking to hire a Community Health Worker! Our staff is like family. We take our hiring process very seriously. At our health clinics in Mid-Missouri, it's not just about what we do, but how we do it that matters. Keep reading this week's blog for a full job description.
Community Health Worker - Children and Youth Services
Job Type: Full-time
Description
We are expanding our team to serve the needs of our community! Central Ozarks Medical Center (COMC) is excited to announce an opening for a Community Health Worker - Children and Youth Services. COMC is a non-profit, federally qualified health center that has served Pulaski, Laclede, Camden and Miller counties for over 40 years with clinics located in Richland, Camdenton, and Osage Beach Missouri. COMC is looking for a team member who is a comfortable working with patients from a diverse background. Must be a motivated, self-starter able to quickly adapt to new and changing conditions while maintaining a professional demeanor.
The Children and Youth Services Community Health Worker (CHW) will assist and support children and youth in foster care, adopted from foster care, Division of Youth Services, involved in the juvenile justice system, and their families. The CHW will conduct in-reach, outreach and education activities to existing health center patients and non-health center patients to access primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care as well as conducting preventive assessments and screenings. The CHW will coordinate transitions, referrals and follow-up and thorough documentation and track all supports. This position required thorough documentation to support reporting requirements. This position will float between our clinics as required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Community Health Worker – Children and Youth Services
- Assist Children and Youth in care as well as their families in accessing primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for children, with a focus on getting Children and Youth seen for required initial and follow-up care.
- Conduct PRAPARE Assessments to determine SDOH needs of children and foster families annually or more frequently, if change to foster child placement.
- Work collaboratively as part of the COMC Care Team as well as more broadly as a part of a inter-disciplinary care team for multiple agencies.
- Conduct Suicide Risk Assessment via the Columbia Suicide Severity (C-SSRS) Assessment annually or more often as needed.
- Provide care coordination, which may include but is not limited to facilitating care transitions, supporting the completion of referrals, and providing or confirming appropriate follow-up.
- Make referrals and connections to community resources to help individuals and families meet basic social needs.
- Build upon existing relationships with other community agencies and form new partnerships to best assist families.
- Assist with the development of marketing and promotional materials for outreach, application assistance and education activities.
- Tracking and documentation of encounters, assessments, and referrals to measure outcomes and assist in reporting efforts.
- Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and provide limited English proficiency applicants with information on how to obtain services in a preferred language. Ensure physical and other accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Provide health insurance application and renewal assistance and facilitate enrollment in a health insurance program by providing fair, impartial, and accurate information. Maintain knowledge and expertise in eligibility, enrollment, and program specifications of the Medicaid and have some basic knowledge of the Qualified Health Plans (QHP).
- Conduct monthly in-reach, outreach and education activities to existing health center patients and community residents to promote awareness about coverage options under Medicaid and the Marketplace.
Requirements
Qualifications Requirements:
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively and professionally in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of and ability to work and engage with the uninsured, under-served and under-represented populations.
- Must have intermediate computer skills and be able to type at least 40 wpm.
- Ability and willingness to successfully complete formal CHW training through a COMC paid and approved program.
- Ability and willingness to successfully complete training and education on the Missouri Foster Care Program, Trauma Informed Training, Common Behavioral Health Conditions of children and youth, suicide prevention, and SUD.
Education and/or experience:
High School diploma or equivalent required. Preferred: Lived experience with the Missouri Foster Care Program as a child, parent, adopted child, or through work or volunteer experience. Work or volunteer efforts with child advocacy programs, juvenile justice, or behavioral health organizations are also desirable.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies. Ability to effectively present information to top management.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Other Skills and Abilities: Outgoing personality with strong phone etiquette skills, outstanding customer service skills.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This includes moderate physical effort consisting of occasionally lifting or moving over 35 pounds of weight. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Travel Requirement: To fulfill the responsibility of the position travel to all COMC locations may be required. Employee must have valid Missouri driver’s license and availability of a motor vehicle.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Confidentiality of patient information is mandatory.
Are You or Someone You Know Perfect For This?
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If you have any questions, give us a call. Our goal is to LEAD the way to healthier communities. Who we hire for EVERY position helps us get to that goal. If you're ready to be a part of something bigger than yourself, consider COMC.
Central Ozarks Medical Center
Serving Camdenton, Laclede, Pulaski, and Miller Counties
