Community Health Outreach Worker

The Street Heath Outreach Program is an innovative project which identifies homelessness, chronic health and mental health needs in the Central Alameda County. The program will assist people in attaining housing stability and improve health and well-being.

Using a multi-disciplined team approach, the program provides street and venue-based outreach and engagement, assessment, health services and triage, case management, as well as linkages to housing agencies and mental health services. The program will work with all participants to develop and carry out action plans that improve health and wellness.

Under the supervision of the Street Health Outreach RN Care Manager, the Street Health Outreach Community Health Worker will work directly with participants to access housing programs, assist with enrollment and/or maintenance of Medi-Cal or HealthPAC, and provide navigational support to successfully engage participants to a medical home. Other activities...

Under the supervision of the Community Outreach Manager - Coalitions, the Community Health Outreach Worker (CHOW) is responsible for providing outreach and education services within the scope of a given project to meet program requirements.

This position is temporary, and full-time, Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.

The position requires strong interpersonal skills to make connections and build relationships with the target patient/client base. The CHOW works collaboratively with other departments at TVHC as well as other community-based agencies with the purpose making the critical linkages to health information and services for community members. As an advocate for community health the CHOW also works to educate the public on the services available at TVHC and eligibility requirements. The CHOW participates in direct recruitment of participants for their specific project, monitoring their progress through the program and reporting to...

Under the supervision of the Coalition Manager, the Community Health Outreach Worker (CHOW) is responsible for providing outreach and education services within the scope of a given project to meet program requirements. The position requires strong interpersonal skills to make connections and build relationships with the target patient/client base. The CHOW works collaboratively with other departments at TVHC as well as other community-based agencies with the purpose of making critical linkages to health information and services for community members. As an advocate for community health, the CHOW also works to educate the public on the services available at TVHC and eligibility requirements. The CHOW participates in direct recruitment of participants for their specific project, monitoring their progress through the program and reporting to the Coalition Manager and funding sources on program outcomes.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per...

Location: Atlanta, GA

Summary

At Marti Health, we advocate to eliminate health and social disparities for populations that have historically experienced barriers to optimal health, because we believe “injustice in health care is inhuman”.

We are a health services and digital health equity company passionate about improving the quality, consistency, and equity of well-being and health outcomes for socially disadvantaged patients and their caregivers. We're creating the gold standard for patient experience, compassionate care with dignity, and access to care and resources through our digital coordinated care hub. Our goal is to build and establish trust and improve health outcomes for a segment of the population that often feels overlooked by the healthcare system. We are creating value for individuals, caregivers, providers, health systems, and health service purchasers. We achieve this goal by building a...