Community Health Worker Apprentice

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity at Terros Health for a Apprentice - Community Health Worker at our Stapley Location (ASU Students Only!!). You will need to be professional, friendly, a self-starter, organized, and compassionate.

Terros Health is a healthcare organization of caring people, guided by our core values of integrity, compassion, and empowerment. We engage people in whole person health through an integrated care delivery system, thus establishing a medical home for our patients. In caring for the whole person, we focus on overall wellness through physical health, mental health, and substance use care. Our mission is to provide extraordinary care by empowered people through exceptional outcomes.

For the last 50 years, the heart of everything we do is inspiring change for life. We help people manage addiction and mental illness, provide primary medical care, restore families, support our veterans, and connect individuals to the care they need.

If you are interested in working for one of the State's Leading Integrated Healthcare Organizations that promotes Integrity, Compassion, and Empowerment, we encourage you to apply!

Terros Health is currently hiring an Apprentice - Community Health Worker for our Stapley location

ASU Students Only!!

Full-Time: 40 hours/Week

Responsibilities:

• Provides ongoing services as Community Health Worker Intern to patients in need of healthcare services for the purpose of establishing and reaching appropriate health-related goals. Register patients, collect insurance/demographic data, and schedule.
• Seeks appropriate clinical supervision to ensure proper skills and knowledge for the position.
• Provides outreach and engagement to individuals through community events, street outreach, and education and training. This includes dissemination of programmatic health literature and information on obtaining services related to PrEP, substance use disorder treatment, and primary and behavioral healthcare. Provides testing opportunities to targeted individuals by collaborating with internal Terros Health departments such as the HIV/STI prevention programs.
• Follows up on patient-related phone calls and coordinates a response back to patients based on consultation with the care management team.
• Develops and maintains positive community-based relationships with healthcare partners to benefit patient care coordination.
• Assists patients with keeping appointments and understanding the purpose of visits and the follow-up needed.
• Facilitates team building with peers by appropriate participation in scheduled staff meetings and trainings; and provides support and leadership to other staff members.
• Participates in departmental assessment of treatment and program outcomes by providing requested information related to patient care.
• Follows up on missed medical appointments to appropriately reengage the patients.
• Maintains accurate and confidential records.
• Completes patient documentation within the established guidelines including but not limited to completion registration and progress notes on the date of service, including appropriate Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation.
• Ability to drive to company sites and patients' homes throughout the state of Arizona. Driving may be required more than 50% of work time.

Benefits & Wellness:

• Multiple medical plans - including a no premium plan for employees and their families.
• Multiple dental plans - including orthodontia.
• Financial well-being - 401(k) with a company match, interest-free medical line of credit, financial education, planning, and support.
• 4 Weeks of paid time off in the first year.
• Wellness program.
• Child Care Support Program.
• Pet Insurance.
• Group life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program for the Whole Family.
• Personal and family mental and physical health access.
• Professional growth & development - including scholarships, clinical supervision, and CEUs.
• Employee perks and discounts include gym memberships, tuition at GCU and University of Phoenix, car rentals.

Requirements:

• ASU CHW Program Required.
• Must have valid Arizona driver's license, be 21 years of age with a minimum of 4 years driving experience and meet requirements of Terros Health's driving policy.
• Promotes, models, and uses strength-based engagement and treatment strategies for all patients served.
• Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card or apply for one within 20 working days of assuming role.
• Must pass a TB and Drug Screen Test.

Physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.