Community Resource Navigator / Community Health Worker, Pre-conception & Perinatal Health

Job Description Summary

The Community Resource Navigator: Community Health Worker is a grant-funded position that reports to the Community Navigation System Manager within MUSC’s Population Health Department. This role is responsible for outreach to pregnant and postpartum (0–12 months after birth) patients, providers, and community-based organizations, and for screening and coordinating social care for under-resourced patients from diverse backgrounds.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC005798 SYS - TDE Pre-Conception Maternal Health Grant

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-24

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Navigator also supports efforts to improve pre-conception and perinatal health by identifying and addressing unmet SDoH needs and chronic conditions through targeted, technology-enabled screenings and outreach as part of a multidisciplinary care team.

The Navigator collaborates with healthcare professionals and community-based organizations to address socio-economic barriers to health for patients who have unmet social, medical, and behavioral needs. The Navigator serves as a patient advocate and builds strong relationships with both patients and community-based organizations. This position provides education and information about available community resources and facilitates assistance or interventions for patients between prenatal and other care visits. The Navigator completes assessments and program enrollment forms for high-risk patients; gathers information; validates and utilizes data from the electronic medical record, social determinants of health screening tools, social care electronic platforms, and other identified tools (e.g., REDCap data capturing system); and contributes to system data analysis efforts to improve and inform responses to social determinants of health gaps and community-based organization connection rates. The Navigator inputs data, such as contacts, screening results, notes, and referrals, into electronic platforms and other data-capture tools as needed.

The Navigator interacts with patients in person, telephonically, or electronically to schedule assessments, provide outreach and support, and conduct additional screenings.

*The Navigator will work within a hybrid model—onsite, in the community, and remotely.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, Will consider an Associate's Degree and 2 years of experience.

*Must obtain, and maintain, a Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification within 1 year of hire.

Physical Requirements:

NOTE: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: 1) Continuous – 6-8 hours per shift; 2) Frequent – 2-6 hours per shift;  3) Infrequent – 0-2 hours per shift

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Frequent)

Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Frequent)

Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Frequent)

Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)

Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)

Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent)

Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent)

Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)

Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent)

Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent)

Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent)

Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent)

Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous)

Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)

Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous)

Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift/lower objects 15 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift from 36 inches to overhead 15 lbs. (Infrequent)

Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)

Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous)

Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous)  *(Selected Positions)

Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous)

Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)

Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous)

Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)

*Ability to maintain