Community Health Worker - OBGYN

                    

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Job Title

Community Health Worker - OBGYN

                        

Location

Dover

                    

Facility

Union Hospital

                     

Department

CCUH Womens Health-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

                      

Job Code

D99831

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, Union Hospital is an award-winning not-for-profit community hospital serving the communities of eastern Ohio. Community and personalized care are at the forefront of Union Hospital’s values. At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care. At Cleveland Clinic, you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

 

As a Community Health Worker (CHW), you will play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. CHWs primarily work in the community with specific target populations, work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes, and have a close understanding of the community they serve. This trusting relationship enables them to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. CHWs also build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.  

 

The Community Health Worker in this role will be working specifically with OBGYN patients, with an average of 30 cases assigned to you at a time. You will help patients with safe sleeping techniques, car seat safety, and even travel to homes to check on pregnant moms. You will also complete intakes on patients who have identified as needing resources. It will be your goal to provide pathways and access to resources to ensure that the patient has a successful pregnancy and the baby thrives. 

 

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday between 8:00AM – 4:30PM. 50% of the work will be done in the field, requiring about 30 miles of travel each week, primarily within Dover and New Philadelphia.  

 

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 as needed to assess the patient, their living conditions and meet with family members or caretakers. 

• Document activities, service plans and results in an effective manner while strictly adhering to the policies and procedures in place. 

• Advocate for patients and ac