Location: New York,NY, USA
About NYC Health + Hospitals:
Empower Every New Yorker Without Exception to Live the Healthiest Life Possible
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description:
CHWs work with patients performing patient-centered, community health work in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. CHWs help patients and their families through the transition process from inpatient admissions or ED visits back to the community with a focus on helping patients remain engaged in ongoing care and to overcome barriers to managing their health conditions. CHWs motivate and support individuals to achieve their health goals through facilitating ongoing connection to care and linking patients with supportive services in the community and within the health system.
General tasks and responsibilities will include:
Minimum Qualifications:
For Appointment to Level I
1. One year of full-time experience in a government agency or community organization in providing community services to the public or in assisting members of the community in obtaining community services; or
2. Completion of an approved six month training program of combined classroom training and on-the-job experience in community liaison work, plus six months of full-time experience as described in 1 above.
For Appointment to Level II
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements of Assignment Level I, appointment to Level II requires:
1. Two additional years of full-time experience in counseling, community work or community health activities in a government agency or community organization engaged in providing community services to the public, assisting members of the community in obtaining community services or maintaining liaison with schools, community organizations or other government agencies for the purpose of providing assistance and obtaining participation and support for implementation of community or public service programs; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. Study at an accredited college in sociology, psychology or other behavioral science may be substituted on the basis of 30 semester credits for each year of the experience described above. However, all persons must have at least one year of the full-time experience described above.
For Appointment to Level III
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements of Assignment Level II, appointment to Level III requires:
1. One additional year of full-time experience as described in 1 above.
For Appointment to Level IV
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level III, appointment to Level IV requires:
1. One additional year of full-time experience.
Department Preferences
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes: