Community Outreach Coordinator
Washington, DC, United States
Job Description
Job Description
Elaine Ellis Center of Health, a federally qualified healthcare center in Washington, DC is looking for an Community Outreach Coordinator to provide community outreach services in the DC and Maryland area. Candidates should have well rounded experience in providing outreach services to a wide variety of of individuals in the FQHC healthcare setting to include mental health, HIV, and substance abuse. This role includes linking patients who are not receiving care to our healthcare center for physical and mental health services.
Core Job Duties:
Responsible for conducting community-wide outreach events.
Conducts all programmatic outreach activities including street outreach, detention centers, shelters, private gatherings, health fairs, soup kitchens, clubs and other venues where at risk individuals are known to gather.
Provides program information to community collaborators.
Link outreached persons to program counseling and care services.
Assess persons with known HIV status but unlinked to care and persons with unknown HIV status for readiness to be tested.
Collaborate with local community based organizations.
Assist Program Coordinator, Case Manager and Outreach team in establishing community linkages and designated outreach venues to expand client base.
Collects data around member enrollment/ activities and contractual requirements.
Complete all necessary paper work required by HRSA and enter data into appropriate data collection systems
Involved in program evaluation activities.
Actively collaborate with other departments/ units to develop mutually supportive program wide services, supports, and opportunities for program members towards optimizing outreach opportunities.
Participate in agency-wide outreach events.
Other duties which may be assigned from time to time.
Company Description Elaine Ellis Center of Health (EECH) is a not- for–profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, comprehensive, preventative and primary healthcare services to individuals residing in public housing and the surrounding areas, regardless of their ability to pay. In so doing, we are committed to offering said services in a clean, safe environment, appropriate in meeting the needs of our target population.
EECH also demonstrates social responsibility through the just use of resources. This commitment of our staff, physicians, volunteers, community partners and friends to our mission permits us to maintain a quality of presence and tradition of caring, which is the hallmark of EECH.
Company Description
Elaine Ellis Center of Health (EECH) is a not- for–profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, comprehensive, preventative and primary healthcare services to individuals residing in public housing and the surrounding areas, regardless of their ability to pay. In so doing, we are committed to offering said services in a clean, safe environment, appropriate in meeting the needs of our target population.\r\rEECH also demonstrates social responsibility through the just use of resources. This commitment of our staff, physicians, volunteers, community partners and friends to our mission permits us to maintain a quality of presence and tradition of caring, which is the hallmark of EECH.
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