Job description
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Community Health Worker (Part Time)
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Other
Department
NJMS-Medicine-Hematology
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is seeking a Part-time Community Health Worker (CHW) for the Department of Medicine within the New Jersey Medical School. Under direction, the CHW will work closely with the Essex-Passaic Wellness Coalition (EPWC) Coordinator as well as our collaborators to identify persons in need of preventive services, to refer such persons to such services, and to increase knowledge of cancer, chronic disease, and COVID-19 through education, health-related programming, prevention, and screenings. The CHW will also work toward increasing the health literacy of the populations of Essex and Passaic Counties, as well as other areas statewide.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Identify, catalogue and develop relationships with community resources for cancer screening, HPV immunization, smoking cessation, COVID-19 immunization and testing, and other health related resources, as well as transportation and other necessary ancillary resources.
- Through continual contact with communities, identify persons in need of cancer screening, HPV immunization, smoking cessation, and COVID-19 immunization and testing, and refer such persons to relevant screening, immunization, and/or smoking cessation resources.
- Attend and support community-based outreach, recruitment, and screening events to assist in connecting eligible persons to risk-appropriate cancer screenings, immunizations, smoking cessation and/or other health services.
- In collaboration with providers of preventive services, contact and remind persons in need of follow-up services.
Position Status
Part Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
99H
Position Salary
$23-$25/Hour
Annual Minimum Salary
0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary
0.000
Annual Maximum Salary
0.000
Standard Hours
1.00
Union Description
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
None
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- High School Diploma.
Certifications/Licenses
- Valid current NJ driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrate an ability to read and write well in English.
- Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills with diverse populations.
- Demonstrated awareness of cultural competence and of the value of such competence.
- Excellent time-management and coordination skills, including setting priorities on work assignments.
- Demonstrate basic computer skills and demonstrate a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and/or strong community ties to either or both of Essex and Passaic County.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual or Multilingual (especially Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and/or Arabic).
- Previous educational or work experience within any of the following fields: community health, health education, health promotion, medicine, nursing, psychology, public health, or a related field.
- Have knowledge of any or all of the following health issues: colorectal cancer screening, HPV immunization, lung cancer screening, smoking cessation, COVID-19, and the many barriers that are present for individuals to receive and follow up with proper and effective healthcare and medical treatments.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- This position also requires the ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
Special Conditions
- Within one week of the start of employment, completion of CITI human subjects protection training and HIPAA training(both offered through Rutgers University).
- Completion of Community Health Worker training that is required or recommended by the NJ Department of Health, ScreenNJ, or other grantors funding this position, as soon as such training is made available, or, if immediately available upon hiring, within two weeks of the start of employment.
- Have full-time access to a reliable vehicle to facilitate the daily duties at multiple locations (mileage and tolls are reimbursed at standard University / federal rates).
Posting Details
Posting Number
22ST0553
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Newark (RBHS)
City
State
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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