Community Health Worker

Job Description

We're searching for a PRN Community Health Worker, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide outreach activities to patients and their families for locating and utilizing medical homes. Collects, completes and inputs accurate data related to the outreach activities and family data.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

Screens families for access to medical home by following program criteria. Provides one on one help to the family in locating a medical home. Educates families about medical homes and their appropriate use.

Provides screening questionnaires to determine resources needed by family. Collaborates with the Medical Director and/or Mobile Clinic Program Manager proactively to ensure that appropriate forms are used, and correct process is followed for CHIP and Medicaid applications. Also ensures that appropriate information regarding low-cost health care alternatives is provided to families.

Reviews with the family CHIP and Medicaid eligibility/renewal for eligible children. Reviews of low-cost health care alternatives for ineligible children. Communicates requirements in a clear and understandable way to patients and families.

Maintains professional conduct when interacting with patients, families, and members of the patient's health care team.

Performs other tasks necessary for coordination and performance of outreach activities, including communicating the progress of outreach activities, identifying problem areas, and making suggestions for improvement.

Reviews proposed outreach activities and other mobile clinic related programs and provides feedback to the Medical Director and/or Mobile Clinic Program Manager. Assists with the planning and development of new outreach activities as necessary

Collects and completes data collection and queries related to outreach and other mobile clinic activities by obtaining information within specified time frames and submitting the information as required.

Participates in meetings and planning sessions with mobile clinic team.

Skills & Requirements

Required H.S. Diploma or GED

Required CHW - Community Health Worker Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Preferred 2 years Healthcare experience

About Us

Texas Children's presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children's first health care location in Austin, Texas Children's Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children's Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

To join our community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.