AmeriCorps Member - Outreach Program Assistant
Community Health Center

Middletown, Connecticut

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Job Description Summary:
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 500,000 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.

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 - Outreach Program Assistant - that supports the Center for Key Populations throughout Middletown, Meriden, New Britain, and New London areas.

Terms & Program Benefits:

  • One-year service term from September 1, 2022 thru August 31, 2023
  • Serve a minimum of 32 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year
  • $16,502 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weekly
  • An education award of $6,495 at the end of successful service term completion

This is the opportunity for you if you:
  • Possess a mature, compassionate, and sensitive demeanor
  • Possess a genuine desire to helps others
  • Works well with persons in vulnerable communities
  • Are organized and have great time management skills
  • Thrive in a fast paced environment
  • Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As an Outreach Program Assistant for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:
  • Conduct patient education workshops, patient engagement activities and data collection in support of program's performance measures.
  • Work with the CKP Outreach team to implement a strategic outreach plan that responds directly to the needs of the communities in most need of education and services like PrEP/HIV/HCV and oral health.
  • Coordinate with all CKP programs to leverage events, activities and services where at risk populations have lacked education.
  • Establish a plan to reintroduce HIV rapid testing, at home testing and education after major gaps occurred during Covid.
  • Schedule 6-8 MOM Dental Events per year (WYA, CRVHFP, RW)
  • Coordinate schedules, templates and outreach for events
  • Work with CKP team to schedule patients
  • Work with CKP teams to provide other services (flu, education)
  • Work with organization to promote services for eligible patients
  • Coordinate billing and documentation for events
  • Coordinate follow up appointments for all patients.
  • Collect and analyze data including service utilization and productivity
  • Use Social Media to design and implement a campaign that highlights PrEP, STI testing and at home services that are new and innovative.
  • Use Social Media platforms to provide outreach for dental events specifically targeting key populations.
  • Work with CKP team to encourage utilization of self-swab for STI - provide education, make phone calls and establish a streamlined process for patients who want to access services.
  • Coordinate training for providers, staff and community members on the impact and importance of HIV testing and PrEP uptake.
  • Identify new communities for Prep, HIV, and oral health outreach with our target population.

Qualifications:
  • High school or equivalent required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applications
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Excellent oral and written skills
  • Successful 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 field
  • Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
  • Knowledge and understanding of community resources
  • Experience in providing crisis intervention, coordination of services, advocacy and community outreach in working with vulnerable populations


Location:
Community Health Center of Middletown
City:
Middletown
State:
Connecticut

Time Type:
Full time


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