Community Health Worker-PRMC

Location

2100 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico , United States of America

Minimum

Offer:

17.46

Maximum

Offer:

25.96

Now hiring a Community Health Worker-PRMC

Provides patient support in the ambulatory care setting according to established standards of care in collaboration with Care Managers, Medical Providers and other members of the health care team. The CHW role is a position, funded through the CDC Diabetes Equity Grant, that supports the delivery of safe compassionate, equitable care to our patients that are receiving care in this assigned clinic-setting.

Specifically, this role assists with supporting patients with diabetes by enrolling patients into diabetes self-management programs, providing visit navigation, health-related social needs, connections to community health programs and chronic disease management concerns.

Full time

No

Plains Regional Medical Center

Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)

• Participate in the planning and implementing, the plan of care as developed by Care Manager
• Report changes in patient condition as reported by patient to Care Manager and/or Primary Care Provider as appropriate. Support patient and family teaching.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families and visitors.
• Keep current with community health care worker standards, PHS philosophy, and PHS programs in order to maintain quality.
• Maintains education development through participation in education programs current literature, inservice meetings and workshops
• Performs other functions as required.
• Interacts effectively with customers, providing instructions and information, both written and verbal as appropriate
• Participates in local, regional or state community health care worker events/meetings

Education:

High School Diploma/GED required. High school plus specialized, short-term training in clinical, medical skills. Must be able to speak language of the population served.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.