Community Care Coordinator

Community Health Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY :

The Community Health Coordinator is responsible for recruiting, enrolling, and supporting pregnant and up to 12 months postpartum clients. The Community Health Worker provides care coordination, support, planning and community referrals to program participants and their families.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES :

• Recruit and enroll women in need of prenatal care, and support services via community canvassing and other outreach efforts.
• Assist in the identification of families at risk for infant morbidity, particularly where the child shows signs of failure-to-thrive, abuse and neglect.
• Conduct home visits at client's residents for women enrolled in the program to provide health education and facilitate risk reduction activities.
• Develop realistic and attainable goal plans with family to address child development and social and emotional growth as well as parent / child bonding and positive interactions.
• Assist parents in developing formal and informal community supports.
• Make referrals to appropriate medical or social service agencies and resources according to participant needs and risk factors. Follow up on all referrals.
• Conduct assessments on clients and infants at appropriate intervals.
• Plan, implement, and facilitate parenting education activities using an evidenced based curriculum.
• Participate in community activities and events while encouraging participants to attend as well.
• Maintain a set caseload, which may fluctuate, based on funding.
• Act as an advocate for clients.
• Travel throughout service area required.
• Complete and maintain paperwork, reports and records as required meeting all deadlines, in order to comply with audits of computer and paper files.
• Exemplify positive role modeling by professionalism, language, work ethic and positive communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITES REQUIRED :

Education : minimum high school diploma.  Has obtained a Community Health Worker certification through the State of Ohio Board of Nursing or will obtain the certification within one year of employment