Community Health Worker Irving Texas

The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas offers comprehensive benefit plans to eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and employer paid basic life, short-term, and long-term disability, and much more!

All offers of employment with VNA Texas are conditioned on completing and passing a background and drug screen, participating in other health testing requirements (e.g., COVID-19, TB) and mandatory vaccine programs (e.g., Covid-19).

As part of our commitment to health and safety, we have a mandatory vaccine requirement for current and newly hired employees.  As part of our new policy, new hires will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide verification of vaccination at least 7 days prior to their start date.  Fully vaccinated refers to at least two (2) weeks after the final dose on a two-dose vaccination series (Pfizer or Moderna) or at least two weeks after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (Johnson and Johnson). 

Summary

Community Health Worker will primarily be working out in the Irving community with specific target populations. CHW's will work closely with medical providers, primary care teams, and other agencies to improve patient care and outcomes in addition to community outreach and engagement.

Essential Duties

  • Convey the purposes and services of a program to the user population and the impact that program or service would have
  • Help patients develop health management plans and goals
  • Follow-up with health management/care plans with both patients and provider
  • Coach patients in effective management of their chronic health conditions and self-care
  • Assist patient in understanding care plans and instructions
  • Document activities, service plans, and results in an effective manner while strictly adhering to the policies and procedures in place
  • Work collaboratively and effectively within a team
  • Establish positive, supportive relationships with participants and provide feedback
  • Help clients in utilizing resources, including scheduling appointments, and assisting with completion of applications for programs for which they may be eligible
  • Assist clients in accessing health related services, including but not limited to: obtaining a medical home, providing instruction on appropriate use of the medical home, overcoming barriers to obtaining needed medical care and social services
  • Facilitate communication and coordinate services between providers
  • Motivate patients to be active, engaged participants in their health
  • Effectively work with people (staff, clients, doctors, agencies, etc.) from diverse backgrounds in reducing cultural and socio-economic barriers between clients and institutions
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with the clients, providers, nurse case managers, agency representatives, supervisors, and office staff
  • Continuously expand knowledge and understanding of community resources, services and programs provided; human relations and the procedures used in dealing with the public as part of a service or program; volunteer resources and the practices associated with using volunteers, operations, functions, policies, and procedures associated with the department or program area, procedures, and resources available to handle new, unusual, or different situations
  • Identify and apply appropriate role definition and skilled boundaries
  • Community outreach and engagement in the Irving area
  • Other duties as assigned