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Community Health Worker/Medical Assistant
This position will schedule and coordinate outreach events throughout the community. Collaborate with The Source to attend monthly STD testing events. Responsible for STD Collaboration Grant patient data reporting after The Source Testing events. Attend all ALTURA events to promote STD testing and treatment—Outreach Administrative duties as needed. Become certified to administer STD rapid testing. Must be bilingual (Spanish).
Please note that vaccination or exemption is required for employment due to the new mandate.
The position is full-time, Monday- Friday, 8-5 pm, for the most part. However, since this position will attend many events, the schedule must be flexible. Sometimes nights, weekends, etc. The current salary to start is $17.50, with medical and dental benefits, vacation, sick time, and more.
Some Basic Responsibilities:
· Helping individuals, families, groups, and communities develop their capacity and access to resources, including health insurance, food, housing, quality care, and health information
· Facilitating communication and client empowerment in interactions with health care/social service systems
· Present power point presentations to all ages,
· Host training and meetings,
· Helping health care and social service systems become culturally relevant and responsive to their service population
· Helping people understand their health condition(s) and develop strategies to improve their health and well being
· Helping to build understanding and social capital to support healthier behaviors and lifestyle choices
· Delivering health information using culturally appropriate terms and concepts
· Linking people to health care/social service resources
· Providing informal counseling, support, and follow-up
· Advocating for local health needs
· Providing health services, such as monitoring blood pressure and providing first aid
· Making home visits to chronically ill patients, pregnant women, nursing mothers, individuals at high risk of health problems, and the elderly
· Staff tables at community events
· Provide health screenings, Syphilis testing, referrals, and information
· Help people complete applications to access health benefits
· Visit homes to check on individuals with specific health conditions
· Deliver health education presentations to youth, young adults, parents, and teachers
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $17.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
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The Hiring Process:
- All applications are carefully screened by Human Resources. Select candidates meeting the minimum and preferred qualifications will be forwarded to the hiring manager. Please be assured that we strive to select candidates to best meet the needs of organization.
- Timelines for interview and selection of candidates may vary and depend upon the needs of the department.
- If your application is selected for further consideration, you may be contacted by the hiring manager for an interview.
- When the final selection decision has been determined, Human Resources will contact the candidate to begin the onboarding process which includes background screening, post job offer physical examination examination, drug screen, TB test, and verification of your ability to work in the United States.
- All offers of employment are conditional pending clearance of a background screening, post job offer physical examination, drug screen, TB test, and verification of your ability to work in the United States.