HealthCare Access Maryland, Inc.
Community Health Worker (BHB) (Healthcare)
JOB PURPOSE
The Care Coordination Program (CCP) at HCAM is an outreach program that provides short-term care coordination services to Baltimore City Residents. The Care Coordination Program assists Medicaid/HealthChoice eligible beneficiaries in accessing, using, and maximizing their Medicaid benefits. The CCP multidisciplinary team educates clients about health benefits, link residents to primary care and specialty services, work to improve birth outcomes in Baltimore City with innovative prenatal outreach strategies and strive to protect our city's most vulnerable populations by providing access to health services and community resources.
Annually more than 500 Medicaid/Medicaid-eligible pregnant women become disengaged and/or never engage with the healthcare system increasing their likelihood of poor pregnancy and birth outcomes. B'More for Healthy Babies (BHB) envisions that All Baltimore children are born healthy, grow, and thrive in healthy families. This is done with the improvement of health, quality care during pregnancy, supporting families and promoting social and economic justice.
The BHB Community Health Worker will be responsible for promoting in the community the benefits of self-referring into Care Coordination and the B'more for Healthy Babies Centralized Intake System. This individual will work closely with a marketing team to generate greater understanding and name recognition of B'More for Healthy Babies with the goal of increasing the number of self-referred, unduplicated clients. The BHB CHW will assist interested pregnant and postpartum families to access medical, dental, and mental health services, ensure the enrollment into community resources, parenting support activities and resolve Social Determinants of health.
This position is classified as a hybrid. The hybrid job position requires this staffer to work from home, in the community and at partner sites as well, and be available to report to HCAM Headquarters as needed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and respond to customers and employees. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk 3 blocks or more and sit for prolonged periods of time. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
SAFETY & HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES
HCAM is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy work environment for all employees, clients served, volunteers and visitors. As part of this commitment, HCAM has developed safety, security and occupational health policies, practices, and standards.
With this understanding, all employees are required to: Adhere to all local, state and federal safety and environmental codes, ordinances, standards and laws; adhere to all HCAM and local safety plans, policies, practices and standards; be aware of and follow all safety rules of your work site; report any unsafe conditions or accidents to your supervisor; practice standard precautions (formerly universal precautions) at all times, and; participate in mandatory or available safety training.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to both indoor and outdoor conditions. The employee will be subject to noise.