Health Promotion Specialist Job at Chcsek in Pittsburg

Overview

Description

CORE VALUES

The core values of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC / SEK) are dignity and stewardship. Each staff member is expected to perform their job duties in a way that preserves dignity for our patients and maintains good stewardship of the Center's resources.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

The Population Health Department works to enhance patient health, improve the health of populations, reduce the cost of care, and create efficiencies in CHC / SEK’s system of care. This is achieved through the identification, management, and outreach to groups (such as children or diabetics), as well as through projects to improve workflows to meet quality goals, measures, and standards of care for the patient population in general.

The Health Promotion Specialist (HPS) is a critical team member that promotes wellness initiatives through a variety of duties such as outreaching to patients to regarding wellness visits for adults and children, cancer screenings, and chronic health needs, as well as rescheduling missed appointments and performing telephonic health risk assessments. Additionally, this position will participate in quality improvement activities and targeted outreach projects.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of experience in a healthcare setting, call center, data entry, or similar position required
• Experience with appointment scheduling preferred
• Medical terminology training / experience preferred

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to feel, handle, type and write, reach with hands and arms, and to talk, listen / hear, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Specific hearing abilities regularly required by this job include talking to others in person and on the phone / headset. Travel is required throughout the service area.

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