Community Health Specialist - Philadelphia, United States - PMHCC, INC.

PMHCC, INC.
PMHCC, INC.
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Philadelphia, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Summary:


The Community Health Specialist, similar to the Community Health Worker reports to the DBHIDS SDOH Equity Unit, Manager of Social Drivers and Clinical Collaboration.

This position is responsible for supporting individuals receiving services from DBHIDS including the youth and families enrolled in the Trauma to Triumph Program, as well as the SDOH Supports Program.

This support includes completing a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screener to assess physical health, behavioral health, housing, food, income, transportation resources needed to improve an individuals overall quality of life.

The Community Health Specialist will assist in scheduling health related appointments.


Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Meets with individuals and families enrolled into the Trauma to Triumph Program and SDOH Supports Program to assess needs based off the SDOH Screener, including; helping them to set health goals, coordinate/ monitor plan, and complete tasks as necessary to complete recovery plan goals.

Tasks may include, but not limited to:
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  • Followup calls, visits, and door drops (office, tele/video health, community, home)
  • Motivate/ coach individuals to meet their health goals
  • Assist individuals with organizing their records, making followup appointments, and filling their prescriptions.
  • Provide language/ medical translation
  • Schedule medical appointments
  • Provide reminder/ confirmation calls
  • Assist with disease management, including symptom tracking and reporting, health education/ prevention, and maintenance of individual supplies/ medications
  • Make referrals to physical health/ behavioral health services
  • Act as a peer support which includes advocacy and relationship building
  • Verify insurance
  • Close the loop on SDOH referrals as applicable
  • Identify uninsured and/or underinsured and assist with eligibility, navigation, and enrollment in Medicaid/care, CHIP, etc., along with sliding fee scale
  • Establish rapport with clients and their identified supports while providing general engagements and encouragement
  • Followup with clients via phone calls and home visits
  • Help individuals set personal health related goals, including behavioral and physical health, dentistry, and optometry
  • Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate
  • Help individuals connect with transportation resources and provide appointment reminders when needed
  • Work collaboratively with DBHIDS/CBH identified recovery supports coordinate care
  • Knowledgeable about community resources appropriate to needs of individual
  • Manage assigned caseload of individuals enrolled in the SDOH Supports Program
  • Attend regular staff meetings, trainings and other meetings, as requested
  • Maintains documentation/ records to include patient notes, releases of information, assessments, screenings, referrals and other documentation of record. Document activities, plans and followup in a effective manner
  • Document outcomes and complete reports as needed or requested
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Skills Required:


  • Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative clinical team as the situation requires
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Organized, flexible and ability to multitask
  • Knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation as it relates to correspondence necessary to perform essential job functions
  • Knowledge of basic arithmetic to make calculations, balance and reconcile figures necessary, and make changes accurately
  • Excellent customer service skills

Education and Experience:


  • High School Diploma or its equivalent
  • Experience working in a diverse, communitybased setting is preferred
  • Successful completion of a Community Health Worker formal certification training program
    (_Employee will have 12 Months to complete if not holding a current certification)*_

Physical Demands:


  • Ability to travel up to 50% of the time across the Philadelphia community, in individual's homes or healthcare settings.
  • Frequent and prolonged work at a computer and/or on the phone for extended periods of time with repetitive typing, arm and hand motion
  • Minimal lifting, bending but role typically requires long period of sitting.

Essential Functions:

Complete SHOD Screener for individuals enrolled in SDOH Supports Program and/or Trauma to Triumph programs

Support individuals and families to linkage to community resources per their SHOH needs listed in the screener

Collaborate closely with other members of the Systems Integration, SDOH Equity Unity and community based organizations

Actively participate in the implementations of the resources and referral platform.


Equal Opportunity Employment:

PMHCC, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity. It is our policy to support equal employment for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual preferences, age, national origin, disability, behavior
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