Community Health Worker - Los Angeles

The role

The Community Health Worker will support members with complex medical and social needs to manage their health and wellbeing. This role involves in-person street outreach and case managing unhoused patients in industrial areas of downtown LA.

What you will do

• Manage a caseload of patients.
• Complete assessment forms and develop care plans with patients and clinical teams.
• Build rapport with patients to increase likelihood of positive behavior changes.
• Coach patients to minimize risks associated with identified 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
• Minimum 75% travel required
• Must have a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and 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
• Work may include both sedentary office duties and active engagement in the field, requiring walking and standing for extended periods.

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.