Tampa

Florida

1636 live openings

Essential Duties

• Outreach and
• Engagement: Outreaching clients by conducting home visits and supporting clients’ medical and social needs.
• Health
• Education and
• Promotion: Providing culturally appropriate health education and information on topics like nutrition, mental health, and chronic disease management.
• Navigation and
• Access: Guiding individuals through the health system of California and San Francisco (Medical, SFHP), as well as other services. Supporting individuals through the Human Services Agency of SF, for public assistance, employment support, and community resources. Navigating General Assistance, Social Security, Coordinated Entry Charitable Services, etc.
• Social
• Support and
• Advocacy: Offering companionship and emotional support to individuals with their medical and resources appointments when needed. Providing general advocacy for clients with internal and external service providers. Educating and supporting clients in becoming more familiar with the different services to improve their living.
• Complex
• Care
• Program
• ECM: The CHW at SFCHC Clinic is a role with a high level of responsibilities, including learning about the clients’ medical needs and social determinants of health. Complex understanding about the client’s barriers to health and wellness facilitates the development of a Care Plan, which includes crucial care coordination with the medical team at SFCHC.
• Other: Participating in required agency-wide meetings, clinic huddle, ongoing HR training, and ECM/EPIC training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk frequently. This position will have CHWs in the field more than 50% of the time
• Commit to a work schedule of Monday to Friday, 8:45am-4:45pm
• Have a deep understanding of the communities served by SFCHC or be a part of these communities.
• A high school diploma or equivalency or equivalent life experience.
• Community Health Worker Certification is preferred or willingness to become certified once state requirements are developed.
• Experience and ability to work with sexual and gender minorities, refugees, immigrants, homeless, and multiple-diagnosed populations (those with substance use and/or mental health issues) applying harm reduction principles.
• Sensitivity and familiarity with HIV/AIDS cultural issues in communities of color.
• Familiarity with HIV psychosocial and primary care service resources in San Francisco.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy of people, documents, data, and communications.
• Ability to travel locally to conduct home outreach
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and group communications skills
• Good documentation, organizational and time management skills
• Current on COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccinations and able to show proof of vaccination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish (or other SF Threshold Language) speaking
• Self-starter, self-motivated and able to work within a team
• PC computer skills preferred, especially with MS Office products
• Experience in providing social services, and refugee assistance
• Knowledge of EPIC, Word, Excel, Zoom and being able to learn other computer programs related to administrative work.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance
• Company sponsored life, and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off including paid holidays
• Company-sponsored retirement plan
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

EEO Statement

San Francisco Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. San Francisco Community Health Center does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, disability status, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.