Care Coordinator (Community Health Worker)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Recruit and enroll women in need of prenatal care, and support services via community canvassing and other outreach efforts. 

• Assist in the identification of families at risk for infant morbidity, particularly where the child shows signs of failure-to-thrive, abuse and neglect. 

• Conduct home visits at client’s residents for women enrolled in the program to provide health education and facilitate risk reduction activities. 

• Develop realistic and attainable goal plans with family to address child development and social and emotional growth as well as parent/child bonding and positive interactions. 

• Assist parents in developing formal and informal community supports. 

• Make referrals to appropriate medical or social service agencies and resources according to participants needs and risk factors. Follow up on all referrals. 

• Conduct assessments on clients and infants at appropriate intervals. 

• Plan, implement, and facilitate parenting education activities using an evidenced based curriculum. 

• Participate in community activities and events while encouraging participants to attend as well. 

• Maintain a set caseload, which may fluctuate, based on funding. 

• Act as an advocate for clients. 

• Travel throughout service area required. 

• Complete and maintain paperwork, reports and records as required meeting all deadlines, in order to comply with audits of computer and paper files. 

• Exemplify positive role modeling by professionalism, language, work ethic and positive communication. 

• Perform other duties as assigned.