We are Hiring at University Hospital - Trauma Institute

Location:  530 S. Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202

Shift Options: Full Time, Varied Shift

About UofL Health

UofL Health is a not-for-profit (501(c)(3)) fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, more than 250 physician practice locations, and more than 1,200 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.UofLHealth.org.

Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care

The Community Health Worker (Trauma Center) implements the hospital-based violence intervention program as a standard of care, providing resources and support to patients injured due to interpersonal violence.  This program is an initiative of the Trauma Institute’s Injury Prevention Program and meets the requirement of the American College of Surgeons for Level I Trauma Center verification.

• Identifies patients who have been injured from a violent mechanism (gunshot or stabbing, assault) and connect with patient and/or family within 72 hours of patient presentation to hospital
• Assesses patient needs and offer culturally-competent resources to help patient heal from injury and return safely to the community
• Using active listening, assists patient with setting goal(s) that will help the patient return to pre-injury function and provides follow-up communication to support patient reaching goal(s)
• Communicates regularly with with clinical team on patient needs; serves as a liaison between patient and clinical providers when necessary
• In collaboration with Injury Prevention Manager and Injury Prevention Registrar, assists in maintaining data for tracking, reporting and evaluation purposes
• Identify new and changing community resources for patients
• In collaboration with the hospital Emergency Department and inpatient personnel, identifies and de-escalates potential threatening situations
• Documents all patient interactions in accordance with this position’s standard processes

• Attends and participates in departmental and hospital-wide meetings
  Coordinates referrals to community partners, when appropriate, including procuring all required consents
  Ensures appropriate boundaries maintained with patients and families
  Collects additional data as needed for research, program evaluation, and program funder requirements
  ·         Supports trauma program research by suggesting and testing program improvements and collecting data

  ·         Maintains patient and visitor confidentiality

  ·         Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct

  ·         Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times

  Performs other duties as assigned

Education:

·         High school diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)

·         Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree in public health, social work, or other related field (preferred)

Experience:

·         Two to three (2-3) years of experience working with directly people of various ages, backgrounds, ethnicities and life experiences (required)

·         Hospital experience (preferred)

Case management experience (preferred)

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