Community Health Worker - Baltimore, United States - Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University
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Baltimore, United States

1 week ago

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Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for outreach, education, and referral to services
  • Screens clients for mental health and alcohol/substance use disorder using validated scales.
  • Provides brief interventions for patients with mild behavioral health disorders.
  • Refers clients to appropriate services following a triage algorithm.
  • Coordinates care with therapist for ongoing counseling services
  • Assists in the planning, coordination, and facilitation of groupbased psychoeducation, support and activities.
  • Provides client education in some aspects of mental health through survivorcentered and confidential assistance.
  • Documents all patient encounters in HIPAA secure platforms, as required for reporting.
  • Maintains and updates a resource network of referrals for clients.
  • Participates in relevant training, conferences, and multidisciplinary client care.
  • Obtains and maintains CHWcertification as required by the Maryland Department of Health
  • Maintains professional/personal boundaries with patients, keeping supervisor apprised of all situations of possible conflict, and maintains strict confidentiality of all patient information.
  • Assists with coordination of outreach activities and is a key contact person for leaders of communitybased organizations.
  • Effectively collaborates will all communitybased partners and provides excellent customer service.
  • Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Grant Program and stays informed of programmatic updates and training opportunities.
  • Ensures complete, accurate, and timely documentation for each case file in accordance with grant requirements.
  • Collaborates across organization programs and grant partners to ensure client and organization goals are met.

Additional Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

  • Spanish language fluency is required (must pass qualified bilingual staff test administered by JH Language Access Services)
  • Must be comfortable working with the participant population. Experience working with uninsured lowincome immigrants with limited English proficiency.
  • Ability to judge when to seek supervision.
  • Flexible hours required.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Federal statutes regulating confidentiality of drug and alcohol records and laws for reporting of child and elder abuse is required.
  • Experience with computers including word processing, databases and excel spreadsheets.
  • Leadership Competencies_
  • Demonstrated knowledge of communities served.
  • Excellent relationship building skills.
  • Inspiring and missiondriven approach
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Effective communication skills
  • Demonstrated compassion and understanding of health disparities and social determinants of health.

Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

  • Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
  • Ability to reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
  • Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
  • Communication skills using the spoken word.
  • Ability to see within normal parameters.
  • Ability to hear within normal range.

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
  • Two years related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with chronic mental illness, alcohol/substance use disorder, migrant population, and adolescents and young adults preferred.
  • Ability to use independent judgment and give exceptional attention to detail.

Classified Title:
Community Outreach Specialist

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Community Health Worker

Role/Level/Range:
ACRO40/E/02/CC

Starting Salary Range:
$ $26.00 HRLY ($31,666.67 tasrgeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group:
Part-time

Schedule: 20 hours over 2.5 days per week

Exempt Status:
Non-Exempt


Location:
Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name:
SOM Ped EB Hospitalists

Personnel area:
School of Medicine
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