The Community Health Worker (CHW) will fully integrate the multidisciplinary care team of Meharry Community Wellness Center (MCWC). He/she will develop a close relationship with patients, coach them and facilitate access to services. He/she will identify, track, re-engage and monitor clients lost to care. The CHW will assist clients in dealing with competing priorities, adherence with medication, clinic visits, and specialty referrals, linkages with community-based organizations, wellness education, harm reduction, and navigation through the healthcare delivery system. The CHW will meet with clients in the clinic, at their homes, and different access points in the community.
Daily Operations
Adherence counseling, harm reduction, health promotion, and patient navigation
Collect all required data elements and provide timely reports
Outreach services to persons living with HIV, through direct personal contact and collaborative community partnerships
Linkages with Meharry Community Wellness Center, community-based organizations and specialty services
Attend all mandatory meetings
Perform other related duties as assigned by Supervisor or Executive Director.
Required Skills
Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Be a team player and well-organized
Skills in engaging people living with HIV
Ability and willingness to use both knowledge and personal experience in facilitating linkage of individuals and groups to essential HIV health related services
Communication skills and proven behaviors consistent with maintenance of health and wellness.
Ability to establish trust based relationships with people in an appropriate and ethical manner
Knowledge and ability to access community resources
Ability to attend mandatory staff meetings
Basic computer skills and ability to collect data elements and generate reports in a timely manner
Motivated to serve people with HIV and get trained as assigned by Executive Director or supervisor
Required Education and Experience
High school diploma with commensurate experience; associate or bachelor degree preferred
Familiarity with people living with HIV is mandatory
Familiarity with Nashville/Davidson County
Familiarity with Ryan White programs and Meharry Community Wellness Center is highly desirable
