Community Health Worker
Oregon Health & Science University
- Beaverton, OR
- $24.62-33.28 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
This position is grant funded and duration is from May 2024 through October 2025.Pay Range: $24.62 - $33.28 per hourFunction/Duties of PositionDirect Patient/Family Support and School Readiness Coaching: Conduct Kindergarten Ready visits with parent-child dyads of 3 and 4 year old Latino children, ~30 visits/week, in both English and Spanish. Assists families in gaining access to community services to promote school readiness including preschool and library referrals. Develop home plan for school readiness practice including early literacy, math, social-emotional and fine motor skills. Chart assessments and family plan for practice and resources in EHR.Case management: Outreach and scheduling by phone for eligible patients. Case management after visits including follow-up with parents by phone regarding community resources, navigating early childhood systems or applying for services such as preschool; follow-up visits for reassessment within 3-6 months.Community engagement: Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with community partners to increase successful referrals, availability of resources, and interagency collaboration. Represents and promotes school readiness efforts within pediatric clinics to community partners.Support program evaluation: Support data collection to evaluate the impact of the new pilot program including chart review, administer family surveys and consent families to participate in evaluation.Coaching collaborative sessions: Participate in bi-weekly coaching collaborative and professional development sessions with fellow CHWs, clinic champions and coaching director.Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two (2) years relevant work experience in a mission-driven organization with one of those years being work experience with early childhood education or child development within underserved populations. Preferred experience in providing parenting support, early learning programs or community outreach services.
- Certification as Traditional Healthcare Worker (THW) required. Traditional Health Worker types include Doula, Peer Support Specialist (PSS), Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS), Personal Health Navigator (PHN) and Community Health Worker (CHW). Type preference may be determined by service need within 3 months of hire.
- Working with children and families in early childhood in a therapeutic capacity that allowed for compassionate, culturally-sensitive assistance.
- CHW with early childhood education credits or equivalent to CEW (Community Education Worker).
- Preferred experience in providing parenting support, early learning programs or community outreach service
- Experience working with preschool aged children in both English and Spanish.
- Experience working with an electronic health record; EPIC platform preferred.
- Interest and experience in program development, improvement, and assessment.
- Experience in community outreach services providing health information, advocacy, social support, and assistance engaging with the health care system.
- Knowledge of early learning and child development.
- Knowledge of community-based resources particularly related to early childhood education.