• Health Education And Access Coordinator

    The Institute for Family Health (New York, NY)


    HEALTH EDUCATION AND ACCESS COORDINATOR

    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.