RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will primarily maintaining a presence in the community with patients to promote, motivate and improve healthy living. The CHW will assist patients in utilizing resources and accessing services to overcome barriers in order to meet their health goals.

• Meet patients in a clinic, hospital, ER, and where patients are located and conduct needs assessment using Social Determinants of Health Tool.
• Schedule weekly follow-up calls and home visits to patients.
• Help patients with social issues like homelessness, substance abuse, hunger, transportation, and many other social issues that are impacting the member s lives.
• Assist patients with organizing their records, making follow-up appointments with a Primary Care Physicians or Specialists.
• Help patients with the tasks of getting medical care, and work on health goals by helping to plan healthy meals or finding time to exercise.
• Help patient s access resources, including quality of care, childcare services, food, housing, transportation.
• Maintain relationship with the Community Based Organization
• Able to travel and meet the members where they at; may include local Churches, homeless shelter, and member s residence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicant must be an established resident in the Newark, NJ community

First established in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region. Staffed with more than 800 physicians, 3200 employees, and 150 volunteers, our hospital is ready to provide you and your family with the quality care you need.

At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, we are committed to quality and excellence in patient care. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and to provide you with an environment that is conducive to healing and promotes patient safety. The Newark Beth Israel Medical Center management and staff abide by the philosophy that all patients are to be treated with respect, dignity, and sensitivity.

The Children s Hospital of New Jersey provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pediatric services that include a pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric emergency department, Valerie Fund Children s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, and a neonatal ICU with New Jersey s only ECMO unit. The pediatric staff pharmacist works in the decentralized pharmacy satellite and provides collaborative pharmaceutical care to the Children s Hospital of New Jersey including NICU and PICU, and the emergency department.

We offer a great work environment, competitive rates and excellent benefits, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• 401 (k)
• Vacation/Personal/Holiday/Sick Time Off
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts