Community Health Worker

Job description

Description Function: Community Health Worker (CHW) will with specific target populations on identifying and address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). CHWs will work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes. Under the direction of the manager of Behavioral Health Integrated Services, the CHW will provide patient support and provide specialized and focused assistance and other duties as assigned at all Fenway Health clinical locations. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Care Coordination Attends to healthcare issues of specific populations - Provides coverage of care coordination duties as needed - Assists patients with completion of paperwork - Provide patients with updated and accurate information regarding care coordination services - Actively build good working relationships with clients and colleagues - Assists patients with applications for enrollment in programs as needed - Document in EHR for each patient interaction - Assists department with care coordination administrative tasks such as completing and faxing client paperwork - Assist with outgoing phone calls to community resources as needed - Assis...