Community Health Worker

Job Title: Community Health Worker

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name: GR-AIDS-Ryan White (Newark)

Req #: 0000218090

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $22.75 - $31.25 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Community Health Worker will identify, coordinate and link HIV positive clients to medical care from all access points. Provides individualized support for clients to overcome barriers to care, improving treatment outcomes. Identifies and supports client concrete needs such as healthcare benefits, entitlements, housing, etc. Delivers health education sessions to increase health literacy and empowerment. Serves as primary contact and liaison for clients and care team to ensure optimal treatment adherence and retention in care.

Qualification

Required:

• Community Health worker will have a bachelor’s or equivalent level of education preferred, training in a related social service or human service field, and experience working in the community and with patients with co-morbid conditions.

Certifications and Licenses Required (if applicable):

• Formal Community Health Worker Certification a definite plus.

Scheduling Requirements (non-exempt positions):

• Full-Time
• Day

Essential Functions:

Specifically, the Community Health Worker is responsible for:

• The CHW will identify, coordinate and link HIV positive clients to medical care from all access points.
• Provides individualized support for clients to overcome barriers to care.
• Identifies and supports client concrete needs such as healthcare benefits, entitlements, housing, etc.
• Manages caseload of identified vulnerable populations to ensure compliance with medical care and improved health outcomes.
• Serves as primary contact and liaison for clients and care team to ensure optimal treatment adherence and retention in care.
• Reconciles patient out of pocket costs billing to be paid by grant funds as eligible
• Facilitates insurance verification for all scheduled FTC patients prior to appointments and manages associated follow up tasks that ensure successful visits, reduce no shows
• Actively participates in the CQI Project Team for FTC at Rutgers
• For Ryan White EHE grant funds, prepares required monthly reporting documents and supports all audit and site visit activity
• Implements, monitors and analyzes all aspects of our Take Control patient cohort to bring FTC patient viral load suppression rate in alignment with national expectations of 90 percent.
• Facilitates team clinical huddles to case conference, prepare for medical service, share safety topics, publicize good catches and increase appointment retention
• Manages and updates recertification report in data base for clients who receive direct services within the last 6 months or 12 months
• Facilitates the process of providing short-term rental assistance to eligible Ryan White patients including recruitment, completion of applications, requesting payment and monitoring available funds.
• Candidate must have the ability to demonstrate the delivery of culturally sensitive services to reduce stigma, ability to provide trauma-informed care and be able to function effectively within a team-based, inter-professional approach.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to supports our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer