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Kansas City Metro Area, Kansas, USA
Hybrid
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Family MedicineApplicants must designate the region in which they are applying in their cover letter: Southeast, South Central, or West Kansas.
Job Duties Outlined
Platform Deployment & Licensing Coordination
Recruit, hire, onboard, and train CHWs.
Maintain deployment documentation, including change‑management logs and readiness checklists.
Coordinate deployment of user resources and onboarding materials at clinical sites.
Implementation Planning, Training, & Rollout Support
Support CHW Project Coordinator with bi-monthly virtual learning collaboratives by identifying presenters and co-presenting.
Guide CHWs through coaching sessions, providing/connecting CHWs to training opportunities, and creating constructive performance evaluations.
Serve as the primary point of contact for regional CHW implementation communications and partner updates.
Workforce Coordination & Workflow Management
Provide ongoing and supportive supervision to CHWs.
Coordinate and communicate with the CHW project leadership, CHW Project.
Coordinator and KUMC; participate in zoom meetings with others on this project within the region.
Organize and oversee the schedules and work assignments of CHWs.
Evaluation, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), & Reporting
Coordinate and track CHWs performance to ensure they are providing a high quality of service.
Ensure that CHWs are collecting data in a timely manner and assist with reporting outcomes and program evaluation if needed including shadowing CHW team members and contacting clients to assess quality of CHW performance monthly.
User Access Support & Issue Coordination
Attend monthly huddles with clinical staff to discuss client progress, engagement, and barriers to accessing Thrive.
Network and partner with different organizations and individuals to improve Thrive engagement in the counties selected for this project through participant recruitment.
Track access challenges reported by users and CHW teams.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment:
This is a hybrid position.
Flexibility to work some nights and weekends. Hours can be flexed within same week.
Required Qualifications
Education: High school diploma or GED
Certifications/Licenses:
Completion of Community Health Worker training.
Complete ECHOS Database and Supervisory training within 3 months of employment.
Work Experience:
Three years of experience working as a community health worker or health navigator.
One year of experience in a supervisory role.
Experience working with various populations in rural areas and clinical settings.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Associates or higher degree in a health or related field.
Work Experience:
Experience with the translation of health-related documents.
Experience using Care Management databases, identifying population trends, and creating reports.
One year of health education experience.
Knowledge of regions and counties across the state of Kansas.
Languages: Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.
Skills
Attention to detail.
Communication.
Interpersonal skills.
Computer skills.
Multi-tasking.
Required Documents
Resume/CV
Cover Letter
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Minimum
$22.88Midpoint
$28.03Maximum
$33.17
