Community Health Worker - Santa Clara County

Company:  Insight Global
Location: Santa Clara
Closing Date: 17/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Job DescriptionInsight Global is looking for Community Health Workers for a healthcare client of ours. As a Community Health Worker, you will work directly with members to help them navigate health care ecosystems to promote mental, physical, and social wellness. You'll be at the front end of an innovative program which incorporates community health workers and virtual care in the context of a primary care practice. You will assess, define, and implement care plans individually tailored for each member. In partnership with the care team, you will work on increasing the patient's knowledge of health and health risks, improving current health practices, promoting services, and supporting preventive activities with community collaboration. Candidate will be responsible for servicing members within a 1-hour driving radius of their home.Responsibilities:Engage the community, actively leading membership enrollment, and responding to inquiries from prospective members to guide them through the enrollment process.Actively engage with a panel of assigned members, to help them increase their health literacy.Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to care for a panel of patients, ensuring they are up to date on preventive measures and their care plans.Provide care navigation, assisting members with: appointment logistics, prescription drug support, lab support, referral coordination, care plan adherence, sharing information with the care team, and providing resources.Co-develop care plans that address both clinical and social needs, understanding social determinants of health that are affecting the patient.Screen individuals for Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and refer them to community resources for services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, food, or education.Coach patients using an action-planning model based on motivational interviewing techniques.Document services provided in client records and required databases.Communicate with patients via phone, video conference, and text messaging, involving other members of the multidisciplinary care team as needed.Provide health education on acute and chronic disease management through various services, including presentations, workshops, trainings, and small group discussions.We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to .To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: .Skills and Requirements1+ years of working experience in health promotion or related job (community health, project coordination, social research, or administration in a healthcare setting).Basic conversational Spanish-speaking skillsComfortable working with multiple computer applications simultaneouslyPersonal vehicle for transportationValid CA driver's license nullWe are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to

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