PS Community Health Worker

Details

**Open Date** 08/15/2024

**Requisition Number** PRN39560B

**Job Title** PS Community Health Worker

**Working Title** PS Community Health Worker

**Job Grade** C

**FLSA Code** Nonexempt

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** Yes

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

**Work Schedule Summary**

Monday - Friday, Employee will be working at various School of Dentistry clinics.

**VP Area** U of U Health - Academics

**Department** 01478 - SOD - EDUCATION

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** $16.83-21.29

**Close Date**

**Open Until Filled** No

**Job Summary**

Provides preventive screening services, education, and outreach to vulnerable populations. This is an opportunity to contribute to the wellness of local communities.

As a member of the School of Dentistry team, you are expected to form positive and productive relationships with peers, students, and leadership to support the mission, vision, values, and**PROMISE standards**of the organization. You are expected to encourage and foster a supportive and compassionate environment for all patients, students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve.

**Responsibilities**

**Disclaimer**

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

**Essential Functions**

1. **Patient Navigation:**

+ Serve as a bridge between the community and the dental clinic, helping refugee patients access dental services.

+ Assist patients with appointment scheduling and transportation arrangements.

+ Assist patients with navigating financial resources and assistance programs.

+ Provides timely documentation into database of all patient interactions, interventions and community resource contacts and communicates contacts to dental physician.

2. **Health Promotion and Advocacy**

+ Advocate for the oral health needs of the community, especially for refugee patients facing barriers to care.

+ Identify systemic issues that affect oral health access and work with the clinic to address them.

+ Distribute educational materials on oral hygiene, nutrition, and preventive care both in clinical and community settings.

3. **Referrals and Follow-Up:**

+ Provide wrap around service to help patients move between integrated medical and dental clinics and assist patients in making appointments at outside clinics as needed.

+ Follow up with patients to ensure they complete recommended treatment plans.

This position develops knowledge of relevant community resource agencies and services for refugee patients. Familiarity of dental needs impacting refugee patients is preferred. This position develops an understanding of Medicaid and government assistance for refugee populations.

**Comments**

**Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:**

Nearly Continuously: Medical office / clinic environment

Seldom: Outdoor environment, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise

**Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required**

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), talking, walking, reaching overhead

Seldom: Bending, twisting, climbing, kneeling, squatting, balancing, pulling, pushing, lifting up to 50 pounds

**Minimum Qualifications**

High School diploma, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Demonstrated relationship-building and effective communication skills.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Care is appropriate to the population served.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

**Preferences**

Completion of Community Health Worker certificate program.

Previous experience working with refugee populations strongly preferred.

**Type** Benefited Staff

**Special Instructions Summary**

**Additional Information**

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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