UIC Human Resources

UIC Human Resources

Job Details

Extra Help Program Service Aide (Community Health Worker – Contact Tracer) - MSHC Main (Job ID #137766)
MSHC - Main
Extra Help
UI Health
Days
40

Three (3) Positions Available

The Program Service Aide (Community Health Worker – Contact Tracer) is responsible for communicating with persons who have had sustained close contact with a COVID-19 infected individual and providing them with information and guidance to interrupt/reduce ongoing transmission of the disease. Tracers will help obtain symptom information; refer contacts for testing and/or supportive services; provide instructions for self-quarantine; and obtain information about the contacted individual’s contact with others.

**Candidates residing in the Dearborn Homes area are highly preferred as this position will primarily be working in this area.**

Assist in the development of resource materials and the preparation and maintenance of records and data.

Perform intake interviews for potential COVID-19 positive cases

Document interviews

Work with the team to execute the next steps and notifying close contacts

Provide educational information and outreach regarding programs, associated requirements, and other opportunities to community residents and the general public. Assist them with making decisions about healthy lifestyles and healthcare needs.

Serve as a resource person for participants in the program; develop referral relationships with healthcare providers and other community based service providers.

Conduct community-based visits to help identify and recruit potential new patients and potential community partners.

Work with staff and community residents to assess their community for strengths, problems, and concerns relative to healthcare (e.g. conducting surveys, interviewing, etc.). Assess, identify, and assist in establishing services needed within the community.

Liaison between the institution or agency and the individuals served; refer patients to support services when needed and follow up on referrals; and assist participants in utilizing referral services.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects and assignments as assigned

Any one or any combination of the following types of preparation:

  1. credit for college course work in or closely related to the social or behavioral sciences
  2. work experience and/or training that provided a knowledge of human behavior by having demonstrated through public contact the ability to cope with a variety of people, (such as complaint clerk, salesperson, or receptionist) that totals 1.0 unit according to the following conversion rates:
  • 24 semester hours of "a" = 1.0 unit
  • 24 months of "b" = 1.0 unit. Amounts of education, experience, or training less than those listed above should be converted to decimal equivalents of 1.0 unit and added together when computing combinations of the different types of preparation.
  1. Contact tracing experience, preferred. (Specialty factor)

Amounts of education, experience, or training less than those listed above should be converted to decimal equivalents of 1.0 unit and added together when computing combinations of the different types of preparation.

**Candidates residing in the Dearborn Homes area are highly preferred as this position will primarily be working in this area.**

 

Back to Job Board


The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899