Community Health Worker - Outreach

UCFS strives to use person-centered care to improve the health and well-being of everyone in our community. Share in our vision of being Eastern CT’s best choice for patient-centered healthcare!

We are currently seeking a Community Health Worker - Outreach who will utilize personal experience and training to assist individuals and families accessing, engaging, and utilizing community resources including health and wellness services. They will assist with new and existing clients/patients in solutioning areas of needs leading to improved health outcomes. Working with UCFS team members, they will assist individuals in meeting health goals and decreasing health disparity by increasing access to care

UCFS Hours of Operation: Open 8:00am - 7:00pm; Hours Vary By Day & Location

(We are also open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month)

Expected Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Outline of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides initial and on-going tele-phonic and in person support to clients/patients seeking assessment for social determinants of health (SDOH)’s such as basic needs; legal, medical, housing, transportation, insurance by offering and completing a comprehensive needs assessment.
• Collaborates with the patient/client and behavior health, primary care, dental and other UCFS services to develop and implement a patient centered care plan that supports client empowerment and improvement of overall health status.
• Provides peer mentoring, coaching, skill building and guidance relevant to consumer needs (social skills, recovery supports, training, health awareness and recreational activities, etc.).
• Establishes and facilitates a client/patient communication plan, timeline and follow up.
• Maintains familiarity with community resources enabling connection to services for clients/patients and collaborate with state and local agencies and other community-based supports.
• Conducts outreach in the community to targeted groups and individuals to identify and address barriers to accessing and utilization of health and social services.
• Performs related administrative duties, including documentation of care coordination activities and any other record-keeping and administrative tasks required for reporting purposes.
• Organizes and implements activities inclusive of awareness events, speaking engagements, dissemination of written materials.

Why UCFS?

Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference for our clients and community. At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management and more. If you are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.