CHW Child Maternal Health Job Description
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Job Overview
Community Health Worker’s (CHW’s) will provide case management services to clients to improve their health and wellness.
Provide case management which must focus on improving clients' health and wellness, promoting autonomy through advocacy, communication, education, identification of service resources, and linkages to a medical home and other services and provide support in areas such as breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment, child development, home safety and other maternal and infant health related topics.
Serve as a liaison between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to care and improve service delivery quality and cultural competence, resulting in better health outcomes.
Partner with health agencies, community-based organizations, faith-based groups, recreation centers and other programs in priority areas.
Serve at a minimum 20 – 30 maternal health clients each month.
Assess the needs of their maternal health clients.
Use a holistic approach to case management services that consider the whole person's well-being, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care.
Engage community members in the development and implementation of the program, including but not limited to hiring individuals indigenous to the target population.
Attend specialized training on the community health worker model, and the CHWs must complete an approved Community Health Worker training or course.
1. Training on trauma-informed care and or resilience is recommended but not required.
2. Training must be pre-approved by the Health Department Project Manager.
3. Integrate NC CARE360 into your operational practices. Training will be provided, and you will be notified of such training.
Make referrals and linkages to address individual needs.
Provide listing or summary to linkages to medical and social support services via a quarterly report which will be forwarded to the Health Department Project Manager by the 5th (fifth) of the month following each quarter.
Document “active” referrals including the number of persons referred and the number of clients who link with services.
Track referrals made to collaborating agencies in order to assess the effectiveness of the referral process.
Re-engage individuals participating in the program, who may have fallen out of care.
Maintain records/documentation on all clients participating in this program
Staff Records
Written procedures to ensure client records related to services maintain confidential.
Contain signed and dated confidentiality statement. Statement must be update annually.
Client records
Eligibility for participation in program.
Proof of condition.
Proof of Mecklenburg County residency.
Client demographics and associated risk categories.
Client attendance or participation date.
By the 5th (fifth) of each month submit along with the invoice the following:
List type of services provided.
Track distribution of client services provided.
Number of clients served.
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