Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

SUMMARY:

Serves as a bridge between the health system and patients, particularly patients with Medicare and/or Medicaid and patients with identified social needs. Works to promote, maintain, and improve health and well-being through

informal support and counseling to their patients. Uses culturally appropriate outreach, support, and navigation to help patients access health care and address identified social needs. Plays a key role in building individual capacity

by increasing patient’s health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as health education, goal setting, motivational interviewing, and advocacy. Works collaboratively with other healthcare team and

community-based providers to improve patient health outcomes and reduce racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in those outcomes.

Essential Functions

Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions.

Work Focus: Delivers high-value services to patients, such as coordination of care, accompaniment to appointments, and outreach, in clinical and community-based settings. Works with an assigned patient caseload to

provide support, advocacy, and referrals to community-based services. Assesses patients for social needs and barriers to available resources and services. Helps patients navigate and gain access to appropriate health

care/social services and other community resources. Provides basic education regarding health promotion to increase understanding and encourage adopting healthy behaviors. Shares insight and expertise such as patients’

customs/beliefs with providers and works collaboratively to promote culturally appropriate services.

Process Focus: Utilizes multiple system applications for caseload management, data collection, and reporting. Uses Electronic Health record and embedded tools for care coordination and documentation. Uses applicable

resources, services, and processes to complete relevant referrals and applications in a timely manner. Collaborates on performance improvement activities as indicated by program outcomes and patient experience. Incorporates

basic knowledge of Trinity Health policies, practices & processes to ensure quality, confidentiality & safety are prioritized. Demonstrates knowledge of departmental processes & procedures & ability to readily acquire new

knowledge.

Communication: Employs effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications; Develops an environment of mutual confidence & trust through collaborative relationships; Effectively communicates goals,

standards, program expectations, service performance & how the work serves Trinity Health objectives. Serves as a liaison between providers and patients to improve communication and coordination of services. Provides support

to patients via phone and in-person interactions at patient’s home, community, or clinic setting.

Environment: Performs work in a caring, collaborative & safe manner that complies with regulatory standards. Maintains a safe, functional & organized workspace environment. Stewards productive use of resources (e.g.,

people, financial, equipment, supplies, materials) to achieve assigned commitments, experiences & quality standards. Responsible for continuous role-based self-development & leadership growth. Supports the professional

growth of team members. Self-monitors & initiates corrections and/or seeks assistance or guidance when needed.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• Completes CHW training/certification within 6 months of employment.

• At least one (1) year of community involvement experience, including volunteer experience.

• Must complete CHW training/certification within 6 months of employment.

• Demonstrated lived experience (such as experiencing poverty, food insecurity, housing instability, substance use, etc.) and/or cultural background of the patient community in which this position will work in and/or with.

Additional Qualifications (nice to have)

• Maintains CHW Certification per Trinity Health guidelines and/or State sancti