OB Behavorial Health Community Health Worker

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Time Type:
Full time

Department:
OB/GYN

All Locations:
20 Maverick Square – Cradock Building

Position Summary:
NeighborHealth is seeking a Behavioral Health Community Health Worker (CHW) to support pregnant and postpartum patients who screen positive for perinatal depression or social isolation.
This role is part of a perinatal behavioral health initiative focused on closing the gap between screening and engagement in Behavioral Health services.

The CHW will provide timely, culturally responsive outreach, brief emotional support, and facilitation of connection to Behavioral Health care.

The CHW will also support the development, refinement, and use of a multilingual, low-literacy patient toolkit designed to support emotional health and improve engagement in Behavioral Health care.

OB Behavioral Health Community Health Worker

Department: OB/GYN Department
Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week, ONE YEAR Position (Grant-Funded)
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Work Arrangement: Three Days On-Site (One day must be Thursday), Two Days Remote or 8A–5P Mon–Fri
Travel: None
Reports To: Director of Women’s Health Initiatives

About the Role

NeighborHealth is seeking a Behavioral Health Community Health Worker (CHW) to support pregnant and postpartum patients who screen positive for perinatal depression or social isolation.

This role is part of a perinatal behavioral health initiative focused on closing the gap between screening and engagement in Behavioral Health services.

The CHW will provide timely, culturally responsive outreach, brief emotional support, and facilitation of connection to Behavioral Health care.

The CHW will also support the development, refinement, and use of a multilingual, low-literacy patient toolkit designed to support emotional health and improve engagement in Behavioral Health care.

Who We Are

NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, is one of the nation’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers and the largest community-based primary care health system in Massachusetts, s...