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Working Each Day to Make a Difference

At Community Health Plan of Washington, we're driven by our belief that everyone deserves access to quality health care.

More than 25 years ago, we made a commitment to improve the health of our communities by making quality health care accessible to all Washington state residents.

We continue that pledge today by providing affordable comprehensive coverage to more than 315,000 individuals and families throughout the state.

• We are a local not-for-profit health plan in Washington State.
• We are committed to keeping Washington families healthy.
• We connect our communities to the health resources they need.
• We provide access to high-quality care for our members.
• We connect and empower our members through technology.
• The Community Health Centers we partner with strive to support members with a comprehensive mix of medical resources in one convenient location.
• Our partnerships with Community Health Centers and our extended provider network help us improve the health care delivery system.

To learn more about how you can make a difference working at Community Health Plan of Washington, visitwww.chpw.org{rel="nofollow"}.

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Community Health Worker - Clallam or Jefferson County

This position is Remote; however, the candidate will need to reside in and travel throughout Clallam or Jefferson Counties.

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The Community Health Worker serves as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. They also build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.

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Responsible for engaging prospective care management program participants who have been identified through data analysis and referral sources to likely benefit from care management program offerings.

Utilizes Internet databases, health record systems, and other resources to locate potential eligible Member contact information.

Find members that CHPW has been unable to reach by phone. This includes but is not limited to, going out into the community to find members, connecting with collateral contacts in the health care and social services systems, reviewing pharmacy information, attempting to locate member at last known address.

Conducts outreach to identified clients by telephone, mail, and/or hospital or home visit. 

Provides follow up services via telephonic or face to face engagement with clients and service planning partners as needed to coordinate reminder calls, medication and medical appointments, upon request from the care management team.

Consults with care managers in securing and identifying needed referrals to community and network medical, behavioral health and social assistance providers through telephonic and/or face to face outreach.

Provides community outreach services including home visits, assisting individuals with accessing transportation services, educating enrollees on healthy behaviors, and providing information on community resources.

Provides scheduled activities that promote socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills.

Provides information to increase the enrollee's knowledge about his or her health conditions and improve adherence to prescribed treatment.

Ensures that the Supervisor of Community Progra