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Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Community Health Worker will organize and oversee all community health outreach activity for the overall program. He/she will serve as lead project representative to health organizations throughout the region and organize program involvement in health fairs, community events and within non-health care settings. He/she will coordinate study participant recruitment activities oversee training for additional staff and disseminate Program related materials and services. He/she will conduct trainings for volunteer community health workers and follow up on community-based care referrals. He/she will assure that all study protocols are followed and that all involved personnel receive appropriate HIPAA training. He/she will work closely with study personnel on breast cancer screening and clinical trials awareness projects within the overall Program to assure success. He/she will perform other assignments related to the goals and objectives of the program as determined by the agency and the funder.

POSITION SCOPE

1. Financial Responsibility – None
2. Staff/Supervision – Direct: None
3. Staff/Supervision - Indirect: None

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Achieve Results

• Plan, prepare and implement projects and procedures for effective community outreach and enrichment, including training and organization of volunteer community health worker program.
• Responsible for documentation of project data and statistics.
• Prepare reports and documents as needed or requested.
• Facilitate/host community-based workshops, lead community-wide outreach activities and assist with planning of events, including workshops, health fairs and attend staff meetings and trainings.
• Promote services and programs at the agency.
• Report to Principal Investigator and Program Director on the status of the project.
• Promote health education and prevention.
• Ability to provide leadership & establish commitment to the development and implementation of human resources strategies and initiatives.
• Demonstrate a high level of skill at building relationships and strategic partnerships
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and influence skills. 
• Demonstrate a high level of problem-solving skill.  Demonstrate the ability to gather and reconcile candidate information, skills, knowledge, and competencies in a consistent, reliable manner.
• Provide personal direction, leadership, and coaching to the staff, as well as managers and supervisors.  Effectively manage conflict, promote change and growth, and inspire the development of a highly effective team of professionals.    
• Demonstrate interpersonal savvy and influence skills in all dealings with employees, candidates, recruiting sources, professional networks and related concerns.
• Ability to travel throughout the Region as assigned.

Operational Excellence

• Build consensus and focus within the overall organization.
• Communicates to patients and external providers in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain current patient instructional and health education materials for use with patients receiving care as deemed necessary in accordance to UMMAM referral services.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of case management activities.
• Maintain high standard of patient confidentiality.

KEY COMPENTENCIES

• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change within the workplace.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Confidentiality - Must maintain strictest confidentiality and comply with all HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Innovative - Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Persistence - Ability to complete tasks or continue in a course of action despite opposition or discouragement.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Tolerance - Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• A degree in sociology, human services or other related field from a four-year accredited college is desirable; however, experience in social service, community relations, or related fields may be substituted. A high school diploma is required.

Experience

• Knowledge regarding clinical operations preferable
• Must have strong working knowledge of computers, office automation software and related tools.
• Demonstrated success with managing encounters to meet overall organizational goals, objectives, and outcomes

Physical/Environmental

• Normal accessibility and mobility throughout the region required.
• Normal overtime/extended work hours.

Additional Requirements

• Position requires sufficient hearing level to effectively communicate with people directly or by telephone.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling average-weight objects up to 15-20 pounds, assisting with patients and standing and/or walking for most of the day.
• Work involves considerable exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, unpleasant odor and/or loud noises.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to maintain sufficient visual acuity to read, write and operate equipment.
• Position requires sufficient hearing level to effectively communicate with people directly or by telephone.
• All other duties as assigned by the Outreach Director

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