Community Health Worker - FIT Wellness

Posting Information Department Psychiatry-WakeBrook Primary C-412235 Career Area Health Professional (Physician/Nurse/Other) Is this an internal only recruitment? No Posting Open Date 02/12/2024 Application Deadline 02/23/2024 Position Type Permanent Staff (SHRA) Position Title Human Services Prog Spprt Tech - Advanced Salary Grade Equivalent GN05 Working Title Community Health Worker - FIT Wellness Position Number 20043161 Vacancy ID P018678 Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Time-Limited If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment 3 years Hours per week 40 Work Schedule Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm Work Location Raleigh, NC Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $34,434- $41,866 Pay Band Information To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.
Position Summary Information Be a Tar Heel! A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities.
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UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care.
Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve.
We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability.
We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
This position is based at the UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care clinic.
UNC REACH, formerly WakeBrook Primary Care, is an enhanced primary care clinic dedicated to meeting the primary care health needs of North Carolinians with severe mental illness, and has been in operation since 2015.
Nearly 100% of clients served through the clinic have lived experience of severe mental illness, substance use disorder, incarceration, homelessness, and/or disability.
The clinic has earned the Advanced Medical Home Plus (AMH+) designation under DHHS and NC Medicaid.
Enhanced primary care goes above and beyond typical primary care, providing specialized provisions and staff training related to severe mental illness.
The clinic also offers medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), a hepatitis C treatment program, psychosocial groups, peer support, and dental clinic through the UNC School of Dentistry.
The FIT Program is a partnership between UNC Family Medicine, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) (which administers the state prison system), Federally Qualified Health Centers, County Departments of Health, community-based organizations, and local reentry councils.
The FIT Program coordinates with existing state and local resources to assist people coming out of incarceration with connections to essential medical services.
The program hinges on Community Health Workers (CHWs) who connect eligible clients with chronic disease, mental illness, and/or substance use disorder to appropriate health care services.
FIT CHWs also help clients put together comprehensive reentry plans working with local reentry partners and community resources.
Similar programs have been successful in other parts of the U.
S.
and have decreased rates of hospitalization, emergency room use, and even recidivism.
We have additional support from a national group that encourages the use of this model, the Transitions Clinic Network.
Position Summary The FIT Program Community Health Worker will provide outreach, counseling, navigational, and case management services to patients recently released from prison into Wake County with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness (for example, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder) in addition to chronic medical conditions and/or substance use disorders who are referred by prison health providers prior to prison release.
Patients will receive psychiatric and primary care services at the UNC REACH (Recovery and Access to Comprehensive Health) Enhanced Primary Care clinic.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Willingness to work in various environments, including prison/jail settings, shelters, and home visits Knowledge of providing information, education, intervention and/or referral services to culturally varied populations and/or community health worker certificate/CASAC Comfortable working with culturally varied populations, LGBT individuals, and an array of formerly incarcerated people including those who have committed a sex offense Manual dexterity to operate office equipment, including keyboard, copier, telephone Must be able to view and work on a computer for a long period of time, ability to use Microsoft Office and internet Must be able to work in stressful environment Ability to work flexible job hours Valid NC driver’s license and access to reliable transportation Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Experience interacting closely with individuals who have been incarcerated or personal history of incarceration Experience working with health care systems, mental health and substance use treatment programs, community-based organizations.
Experience within the past 5 years working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaboratively practicing with therapists, psychiatrists, PCPs, health workers, health educators, and/or other health professionals.
Experience with client assessment, treatment planning, conducting interviews/investigations, advising/counseling clients, and participating in health promotion and health education activities.
Excellent organization, follow through, and ability to juggle multiple priorities in fast-paced environment with multiple collaborators Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Bilingual English/Spanish Experience living or working in Wake County, NC Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities Not Applicable.
Position/Schedule Requirements Evening work occasionally, Weekend work occasionally