What are the responsibilities and job description for the HEALTH EDUCATION AND ACCESS COORDINATOR position at THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH?
Job Details
Level: Entry
Job Location: Harlem Childrens Zone 1 - New York, NY
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $21.77 - $21.77 Hourly
Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Health Care
Description
- Conducts individualized health education during SBHC appointments.
- Makes referrals to medical provider and social work for all new patients.
- Maintains chart for each encounter; clinical care supervised by collaborating clinician.
- Conducts follow-up with patients as medically indicated.
- Assesses individual and community needs for health education on an ongoing basis.
- Works to develop/select/adapt and implement a health curriculum to be delivered to students in the classroom and small group setting.
- Evaluates effectiveness of curriculum and revise as needed with implementation of current best practices.
- Screens children and families for Medicaid, CHP, FHP, FPBP, PCAP, and WIC eligibility.
- Completes the Access NY application for eligible families.
- Provides intensive tracking and follow-up with applicants to ensure that all required supporting documentation is obtained.
Works with Outreach Coordinator to implement insurance-related outreach strategies.
Qualifications
- Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and the ability to handle multiple assignments at any time.
- 1-2 years experience in health education.
- Demonstrated familiarity counseling adolescents on repro health (experience preferred).
- Demonstrated familiarity with health insurance issues.
- Able to commit to at least 2 years in the position.
- Ability to generate, interpret and analyze data from multiple sources.
Bi-lingual, Spanish preferred.
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