Healthy Start Community Health Worker

                    

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

                        

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

                                    

Job Title

Healthy Start Community Health Worker

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

Healthy Start-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

001322

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. CHWs will primarily be working out in the community with specific target populations, in this case, pregnant and post-partum patients. You will work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes. This trusting relationship enables you to serve as a liaison, link and intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. You will also build individual and community capacity by increasing your health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Establish trusting relationships with patients and their families while providing support, encouragement and feedback. 

• Coach patients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care. 

• Convey the purposes and services of a program to the user population and the impact the program or service would have. 

• Assist patients in understanding care plans and instructions. 

• Visit patients in their homes to assess the patient, their living conditions and meet with family members or caretakers. 

• Document activities, service plans and results effectively while adhering to the policies and procedures in place. 

• Advocate for patients and act as a liaison between the patient/family and community service agencies (I.e., schools, hospitals, support groups, etc.). 

• Help patients utilize resources, including scheduling appointments and help complete applications for programs they may be eligible for. 

• Assist patients in accessing health-related services, including obtaining a medical home, providing instruction on appropriate use, ove