Evergreen Health At Evergreen and our affiliates, we value collaborative, down-to-earth individuals and encourage self-expression. We recognize that our diverse workforce allows us to provide culturally competent care to everyone in our community. The Community Health Worker (CW) provides a bridge between providers and patients. The Community Health Worker will provide psychosocial support services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, including risk reduction, basic HIV/AIDS education, and medical adherence strategies through various programs (including the HOPWA State,MRT, YouPLUS, and PAWH 50PLUS program) which provide key education to patients living with HIV/AIDS about HIV transmission and how to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. As part of the essential functions of this role, the Community Health Worker : + Understanding of issues related to living with HIV/AIDS + Familiarity with HIV/AIDS services in the community + Provides good oral and written communication skills + Assist team with outreach, contacting and engaging patients, accompany patients on medical and supportive appointments + Assist Health Educator with group and individual sessions that focus on strategies for achieving positive health outcomes + Assists patients in identifying risk reduction strategies + Assists with outreach opportunities, including face-to-face meetings, tabling events, and other goals and objectives for reaching the target population + Works with participants to link them to care coordination and HIV medical care; assists participants with appointment reminders when needed; accompanies participants to appointments if needed + Reaches out to patients who are not engaging with the Case Managers in order to re-engage them in care. This outreach could include activities such as sending letters, conducting home visits, or meeting patients at a medical appointment + Documents all outreach and linkage activities on program forms and in Medent according to program procedures and within required time frames; completes all required reports + Tracks progress in accomplishing work plan goals; identifies barriers where goals are not being met and communicates them to the Director + Collaborate and support the team members to ensure a patient-focused approach to care + Supports health educators with the development and implementation of health education sessions; can serve as a co-facilitator Qualified candidate will have a high school diploma and at least two years of related experience; candidate must have strong written, verbal, organizational, customer service, and time management skills. Candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the issues that underserved populations, people living with HIV and people who use drugs face, including health disparities that affect people of color at a disproportionate rate Job type: part-time/casual- 10 hours per week, flexible hours Required education and experience: High school diploma or equivalent, and at least two years of related experience What Evergreen Health Offers You: • Professional development opportunities • Paid parking or monthly metro pass • Employee Resource Groups • Employee engagement opportunities