As a member of the Outreach Team, the Community Health Worker provides basic health information from a standard curriculum and assists patients with linkages to health, social, and other needed services; assists with outreach events and community networking activities as directed by the Outreach Coordinator.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assists patients with accessing community resources
a. Develops and maintains effective working relationships on behalf of FHC with local resources including social service agencies, housing, schools, and other community partners.
b. Refers patients to community resources and to FHC’s full range of health services.
c. Has working knowledge of all insurance plans with which FHC is contracted and with other insurance plans that are available in the area; refers patients to FHC’s Enrollment Department.
2. Provides health education to patients via outreach activities