Health Educator​/Community Health Worker

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Veteran's Preference Eligible, Counseling/Community Outreach/Social Work, Health Care Administration/Support
Department:  - MD-OBGYN-MATERNAL FETAL MEDICI

Health Educator/Community Health Worker

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Make community-based referrals to agencies and clinics within the safety net community of Alachua and surrounding counties.
• Establish and maintain close relationships with safety net organizations and have good working knowledge of key contacts, eligibility criteria, referral process, and follow-up outcomes of these organizations.
• Follow up with patients after referrals have been made to ensure patients are able to access appointments.

• Provide longitudinal, clinic, community, or home-based education for pregnant and postpartum patients with chronic diseases (including diabetes, hypertension, COPD/asthma, etc), adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension) under the oversight of UF OBGYN clinicians.
• Provide case management, in collaboration with UF OBGYN medical team and perinatal social needs navigator, to assist patients in following up with their care plan and health goals. Case management may be telephone-based or in-person at clinic or via home visits.
• Work with local residents to identify community health education and service needs, providing multi-level interventions to support locally tailored programming.
• Co‑develop and disseminate community‑facing materials related to pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, doula support, contraception, etc.
• Attend required educational opportunities to enhance knowledge and awareness of evidence‑based interventions related to UF OBGYN mission.
• Coordinate and facilitate external partner and stakeholder meetings or community advisory board meetings which will serve as an opportunity for community to network, mobilize existing resources, identify gaps in resources and reach, highlight new programming.
• Participate in ongoing pregnancy and lactation trainings, CHW core competency training programs and professional development opportunities.
• Provide direct service support and educational materials, assist clients with setting up appointments, follow‑up, access to care and community resources. Support and educate clients on healthy lifestyle behaviours and reinforce appropriate actions to ensure behaviour change over time.

• Participate as a key member of the UFOBGYN team, serving as community advocate and expert.
• Attend weekly team meetings to coordinate outreach and education efforts, as well as other community engagement meetings as necessary.
• Document and report identified community needs, results of outreach efforts, education provided, barriers and facilitators to obtaining addressing needs, and opportunities for community engagement.
• Develop and maintain a working list of external community partnerships and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain an ongoing database of community resources.

The incumbent will be responsible to complete all required CHW training assigned by supervisor as well as fulfill requirements, such as documentation of hours, to obtain CCHW certification as credential led by the FL Community Health Workers Coalition. This pathway to certification will be outlined and supported by the COE team.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

$22.50 to $29.00 hourly, depending on experience and education.

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Previous experience with perinatal support.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint required.
• Experience with Electronic Health Records.
• Experience with a multitude of ethnic, socio‑economic and educational populations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and oral presentation skills.
• Highly collaborative and…