Malama I Ke Ola Health Center Hiring For Community Health Worker at Maui, HI, United States Full Time

Job Description

Community Clinic of Maui, Inc. dba Malama I Ke Ola Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and a fully integrated behavioral health, dental, and primary care system. Our 100+ professionals and providers serve the people of Maui at three clinics—two locations in Wailuku and one in Lahaina. We have behavioral health providers who partner with the primary care clinicians to assist in a vast number of activities including warm handoffs for acute behavioral health crisis management, substance abuse counseling, tobacco cessation counseling, chronic disease self management counseling, and long-term individual and family therapy. We have been serving the Maui community since 1993. Since 2015, we have served over 11,000 patients of which 97% are living at or below 200% of the Federal poverty level. Our philosophy is for all professionals to work at the top of their license. We are a learning organization that focuses on Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Trauma-Informed Care, and Team-Based Care. Please visit our website https://ccmaui.org/ to view our unique focus projects, our professional staff, and to learn more about our health center. Join our growing team of caring, competent, and committed professionals in serving the underserved communities on Maui.

FULL TIME (40 hours per week) with the ability to work evenings and/or weekends :
The Community Health Worker: contributes to meeting the comprehensive needs of the patient from the social determinants of health to direct medical services. Under the Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) model, the Community Health Worker works in conjunction with the clinical team in the specific populations to place services and contribute to patient outreach, education, navigation, social support, medical follow-up needs, and advocacy, to achieve positive outcomes for chronic disease management and risk factor reduction.
Join the :MÄlama I Ke Ola Health Center Team!:

• Team-Based Care:

• Continuous Learning On-The-Job and Internal Training Sessions:

• Statutory Benefits only:

• Competitive Compensation:

• 90-day Introductory Period:

• Check our website for Mission, Vision and Core Values! ccmaui.org:

REQUIREMENTS

• Written and oral fluency in English required.: Additional fluency preferred yet not required: Ilocano, Tagalog, Native Hawaiian, Marshallese, Chuukese, Pompeian, Kosraean, Yapese, Chamorro, and/or Palauan.:

• Collaborates with adult medicine provider team to provide patient advocacy, to include working with patients, partners, families and caregivers

• Identifies resources available for patients

• Assists with patient goal setting and self-monitoring

• Provides culturally and age-appropriate education to include instructional materials, with multiple language options, that address chronic disease management

• Implements and performs outreach services that include contacting assigned patients who have yet to establish care, educating patients about the range of services available to them at the HC, and expansion of translation and/or interpretation services available to patients.

• Provides, delivers, and/or manages culturally and age-appropriate services such as:

• Education and communication materials, educational tools, multimodality approaches to care in multiple languages

• Care management plans

• Assistance with appointment scheduling

• Psychosocial support

• Eligibility referrals

• Translation and/or interpretation services

• Coordination of transport

• Patient Assistance Programs (PAP) to provide financial assistance for accessing alternative care food vouchers for access to healthy foods at the HC’s farmers market.

• Entry Screening of all patients and visitors to our Ooka health center to clear for flu/flu-like symptoms or arrange an escort to a respiratory room.

• Outreach to health center patients and non-patients which may include unsheltered individuals and those with substance use.

• Valid driver license and access to an insured vehicle.

• Negative TB clearance within the past 12 months.

• BLS 1st aid/CPR

• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Experience working in the multi-cultural setting unique to Maui

• Experience working in a community-based setting for at least 1 to 2 years preferred

• Knowledge of some medical terminology preferred

• Basic computer skills

• Ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with staff and other organizations

– Understand the community served – community connectedness

• All clinic employees are expected to show a willingness to learn and demonstrate all aspects of patient/client care, the principles of trauma-informed care and practice.

• Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately

• Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to patients.

Community Clinic of Maui, Inc. dba Malama I Ke Ola Health Center is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We embrace a friendly, warm, and welcoming environment so that we can deliver on our promise to provide quality care to our community. E komo mai (Welcome)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, lactation, arrest and court record or any other protected category recognized by state and federal laws.