Community Health Worker

Job Title & Specialty Area : Community Health Worker

Department : Enterprise Care Management - Diabetes Education

Location : System Wide

Shift : Day (Mon - Fri, and some weekends for Health Fairs)

Job Type : This position is remote, and requires attendance on campus once a week as well as travel withing the Metroplex

Why Children’s Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary :

Focus on providing outreach and information to identified patient families in the Emergency Department on insurance coverage options, establishing a a primary care provider relationship, providing information on appropriate levels / sources of medical care, safety issues, and accessing community resources for unmet basic needs. Multiple patient families should be engaged, either in-person or by telephone, in these conversations during each shift.

Responsibilities :

• Identify Medicaid recipients that utilizing the Emergency Department for non-acute care and discuss primary care physician resources, complete screening questionnaire with recipients to determine barriers in identifying or utilizing a primary care physician.
• Review barriers that contribute to the continued use of the emergency department instead of a primary care physician; complete follow-up on families to determine if a primary care physician has been identified and preventive care has been utilized.
• Provide families with community resources, as needed, and how to best access those resources.
• Discuss child safety needs (e.g., car seats, immunizations, etc.).

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A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You :

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.