Bilingual Community Health Outreach Worker

 Update and maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
 Advise patients and/or groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings or tests
 Advise patients or community groups on issues that could lead to prevention of conditions
 Identify the particular healthcare needs of individuals in a community or targeted area
 Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health such as diet and exercise
 Advise clients or community groups related to self-care
 Accompany patients to scheduled health appointments or referral sites
 Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups
 Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community
 Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.
 Monitor clients to evaluate treatment progress.
 Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
 Refer community members to needed health services
 Refer clients to community or social service programs
 Advocate for individual or community health needs with government agencies or health service providers
 Teach classes or otherwise disseminate medical or dental health information to school groups, community groups, or targeted families or individuals, in a manner consistent with cultural norms
 Collect information from individuals to compile vital statistics about the general health of community members
 Help patients get needed services or resources
 Interpret, translate, or provide cultural mediation related to health services or information for community members
 Provide feedback to health service providers regarding improving service accessibility or acceptability
 Develop plans or formal contracts for individuals, families, or community groups to improve overall health
 Attend community meetings or health fairs to understand community issues or build relationships with community members
 Partner with care team (community, providers, and internal staff)
 Ability to travel locally 75% of the time
 As needed, help the patient engage with mental health and/or substance use treatment
 Have familiarity with Narcan/Naloxone distribution
 Knowledge of the Recovery process and the ability to facilitate recovery using established standardized mental health processes
 Plan, strategize, host outreach events
 Ability to lift, bend, and/or stoop
 Lift 25 pounds without assistance
 Ability to drive and operate outreach van
 Knowledge and learning of continued cultures and values