AmeriCorps Member - Virtual Care 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 - Virtual Care Program Assistant - that supports the Optimizing Virtual Care Initiative of CHCI, a key and prominent new initiative to create and innovate with new models of virtual care that advance access and impact health outcomes with a particular focus on improving access to and quality of behavioral health services. This role will support administration at all CHC sites and is based 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, project management, 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 Virtual Care 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.
  • Assist in creating, implementing, and analyzing patient and provider satisfaction surveys via both virtual surveys and face-to-face provider and patient interaction.
  • Coordinate and facilitate project meetings.
  • Assist in creating project status reports and presentations to both external and internal teams.
  • Assist in creating timelines, task lists, and plans for virtual care pilot programs.
  • Conduct data tracking for virtual care pilot programs.
  • Create virtual care educational materials for patients.
  • Create virtual care training content and facilitate trainings for team members and providers.


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
  • Training and experience in project management


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

Time Type:
Full time


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