Community Health Worker
Baylor College of Medicine
Remote within Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7296737 (Ref:21191-en_US)
Posted: December 25, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be working in the Division of Pediatrics - Public Health on a 2-year grant. The CHW will support upSTART participants with health and safety education and programming to reduce preventable injuries. The CHW will provide individual and group-based education and support on topics including but not limited to:
- pregnancy, postpartum, and infant warning signs
- safe sleep
- child passenger safety
- fall prevention
- general home safety
- drowning prevention
The standard work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, but may require occasional weekends.
Job Duties
- Supports staff and participants from upSTART (estimated to serve 250/year).
- Assists front-line staff with identification of families needing additional safety support
- Provides education on common preventable injuries
- Develops relationships with community organizations and facilitates a warm hand off to families
- Identifies and connects with community organizations for infant and maternal care supplies and resources related to safety
- Promotes upSTART programs at community events
- Collects program data and enters the data into the program and state databases
- Coordinates with the project staff to schedule visits, send reminders, and contact participants for follow-up as needed
- Documents all activities, service plans, and results
- Maintains confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines in regards to patient information.
- Attends program staff meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High Schooldiploma or GED.
- Two years of relevantexperience in health/social services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Community Health Worker Certification.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish).
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
