Outreach Worker

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Duchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Outreach Worker to join our team based out of our New Paltz site with travel as needed to specialty offices or other services provided in areas such as but not limited to Orange, Ulster, Dutchess counties.

An Outreach Worker will provide outreach services for clients and help to identify individuals and/or members of their families who are in need of preventative and primary health care services. S/He is responsible for providing education and prevention services to clients. For transporting patients you are assigned a company vehicle.

Outreach schedule

Monday 7:30am-6pm

Tuesday 9-5pm

Wednesday 7:30am-5pm

Thursday 7:30am-5pm

Fridays 7:30am-12pm

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in obtaining essential support services such as Medicaid, food stamps, transportation, translation services and day care.

• Serves as an advocate for the patients, and acts as a liaison between the patients and community agencies.

• Attends in-service education and training programs.

• Provides basic health information and education to patients.

• Arranges referrals and provides transportation as needed

• Completes daily activity logs, referral forms and other reports, as necessary.

• Provides all facility support for the Hudson Community and Health Center.

Minimum Education Requirement:

High School Graduate diploma/GED

Minimum Related Work Experience:

0-1 year of community outreach experience

Ability to communicate in English and Spanish (orally and written) required

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour