Community Health Worker - San Fernando Valley

The role

The Community Health Worker will support members with complex medical and social needs to manage their health and wellbeing. This role involves street outreach in San Fernando Valley and case managing unhoused patients.

What you will do

• Manage a caseload of patients
• Complete assessment forms and develop care plans
• Build rapport with patients to increase likelihood of positive behavior changes
• Coach patients to minimize risks associated with health conditions and behaviors
• Accompany members to medical and social services appointments
• Connect members to appropriate programs to address barriers to care
• Link members to local, county and state services
• Follow up with members and serve as a member advocate
• Introduce systems to promote self-management and self-efficacy
• Document information from every encounter in designated information systems

Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience with and comfort working with CalAIM populations of focus
• Valid driver’s license
• Automobile insurance
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work in a dynamic, outdoors environment
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize multiple and competing tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively, including articulating one’s own relevant personal experiences
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to use computers to document information into case management software

Nice to have

• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid sick time in accordance in CA law
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)

About the company

Akido builds AI-powered doctors and is the first AI-native care provider. It serves 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York.