Job Summary:

Improve access to behavioral healthcare for farmworkers by providing screenings for anxiety and depression, as well as delivering appropriate interventions under the supervision of licensed clinical supervisors.

Major Duties & Responsibilities
Support Farmworker Health team with outreach efforts. Serve as a member of the UNC Greensboro Strong Minds, Strong Communities cohort by completing virtual sessions with didactic and hands-on training in behavioral health, using a manual-based intervention system to address anxiety and depression. Conduct screenings to identify behavioral health needs and help participants with recruitment and program enrollment. Maintain a consistent caseload of participants through the implementation of a brief, structured intervention delivered weekly in-person or remotely. Maintain relationships and knowledge of resources to refer clients for identified social determinants of health needs. Track caseload, encounters, and progress using electronic health records. Attend weekly supervision meetings with a licensed clinical supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Bilingual Spanish-speaker with strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Considerable knowledge of and ability to enlist available community resources and medical services
• General knowledge of health literacy
• Skilled in communicating with various types of laborers, a variety of service delivery disciplines, and the general public
• Ability to assess sanitary and health conditions in farmworker camps
• Ability to complete required records and reports
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with the crew leaders, laborers, community agencies, and groups

Minimum Education & Experience
Demonstrated possession of knowledge, skills, and abilities as stated above through at least one year of experience in performing similar tasks in a hospital, clinic, nursing home, medical corps, or other medical treatment program.

About Appalachian District Health Department

AppHealthCare is a fully accredited district health department serving Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga counties and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving Alleghany and Ashe counties. Our mission is to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease, and protect the environment. The Appalachian District Health Department was established in 1933 and covers Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties. The health department provides many services such as high quality clinical care, nutrition services, Women Infants and Children (WIC), community health services and environmental health services. The rebranding initiative represents our ability to continue to provide high quality patient care and essential services that are critical for the health of the public. We are committed to serving our patients and clients and ensuring the fulfillment of our mission to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease and protect the environment. We provide a variety of high quality services to meet the needs of our communities: Clinical Services Environmental Health Services Nutrition Services Community Health Services AppHealthCare accepts private insurances, Medicaid, a...nd Medicare, as well as patients without health insurance. We offer a sliding fee discount program for patients. AppHealthCare is governed by a Board of Health and an FQHC Board, Partners in Public Health.

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