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Family Health Worker: 1 Year Position - Backfill Position The Community Health Worker Institute at Montefiore is a new institute of excellence designed to help patients navigate social determinants of health. Family Health Workers (also known as Community Health Workers) will be integrated as critical members of clinical heath care teams across the health system. FHWs are passionate about helping patients overcome challenges, advocate for themselves, and remain engaged in clinical care. The FHW will help patients identify and navigate clinical and community resources, like resources for food (e.g. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/WIC/Food pantries); resolving housing quality issues like lack of heat/hot water, mold and pests; finding and applying for affordable housing; helping preventing utility shut offs and evictions; or connections to other members of the healthcare team or healthcare services.

Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with patients and community members to help patients identify and navigate clinical and community resources
• Share up-to-date resources, eligibility criteria and other relevant information
• Follow up with patients to improve engagement, ensure that challenges have been addressed and needs are met
• Track and document patient contacts, services provided and follow up outcomes
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with social service agencies, community-based organizations, and community-based programs to support social needs navigation.
• Other related responsibilities as assigned

FHWs will be responsible for providing support for patients at multiple clinical sites and be required to travel to each site weekly. Experience working with community members and/or lived experience navigating community resources is preferred. Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1 year of relevant work experience

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:30a-5:00p Location: Primary - The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (3415 Bainbridge Ave. Bx, NY 10467) Secondary - The Community Health Worker Institute at Montefiore (1300 Morris Park Ave. Bx, NY 10461)

Associates are eligible to apply for a lateral transfer after completion of one (1) year of service in their present position, with the following exception: an Associate who has received a written warning is not eligible for a transfer/promotion prior to six (6) months from date of issuance; an Associate who has been suspended is not eligible for transfer/promotion prior to one (1) year from date of suspension. Part-time Associates who have completed their probationary period can move to full-time vacancies within their department provided such movement will not unreasonably reduce the operational efficiency of that department. Probationary period is three (3) months for full-time employees, and four (4) months for part-time employees who works more than 3/5 of the normal workweek.

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Department: Montefiore Medical Group Bargaining Unit: 1199 Campus: MMG Employment Status: Regular Full-Time Address: 3415 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx Shift: Day Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Req ID: 217434 Salary Range/Pay Rate: $26.06

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