AmeriCorps Member - Public Health Navigator
Community Health Center

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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 - Public Health Navigator - that supports the Population Health Department at Middletown site.

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 positive attitude
• Enjoy working with people
• Are extremely organized and pay great attention to detail
• Have a strong interest in data, health policy/public health
• Thrive in a fast paced environment
• Can take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team

As a Public Health Navigator for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:

• Work with Population Health Senior Program Manager to identify specific patients who have experienced barriers to care.
• Assist in implementation of hypertension control program to ensure patients have access remote monitoring blood pressure cuffs Provide technical support to patients as needed.
• Utilize population health data to engage and enroll patients in programs as appropriate.
• Establish interventions for hard to reach patients who are identified as high risk and potentially lost to care.
• Coordinate and participate in meetings related to population Health projects.
• Support care coordination for elders - wellness services, barrier elimination and tracking of at risk population.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Committee Meetings and assist in monitoring follow up on action items.
• Conduct patient education workshops, patient engagement activities and data collection in support of program's performance measures.

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
• Experience and/or understanding of data analysis

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

Time Type:
Full time

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