The Street Health Team is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team made up of Behavioral Health Clinicians, Nurses, Health Workers, peers, physicians, and psychiatrists. Teams work in assigned neighborhoods in San Francisco to engage and address the complex health and social needs of people experiencing homelessness. The teams collaborate closely with other city departments, including the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, to help people come indoors and receive treatment and others supports. This is a great opportunity for candidates who want to be part of helping some of San Francisco’s most vulnerable populations and participating in the City’s developing multi-pronged strategy to reduce homelessness and help people achieve long-term stability and health.
- The Health Worker is an integral part of the team, providing support on complex client cases, outreach and engagement and other administrative tasks.
General Information:
- These are all FT.
- For now, M – F between 8 – 6 (some flexibility), currently, there is also a 4 day 10 hour option
- Currently these are listed as a Temporary Exempt, fully benefitted. This is to be a 3 year time frame. These are seen to be either be extended or converted to full time. This is a long term project. You are eligible to apply to permanent positions while enlisted in this project.
Salary range: $71,942.00 - $87,438.00
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of verifiable experience within the last five (5) years, performing a combination of at least two (2) of the following duties:
- Serving as a liaison between targeted communities and healthcare agencies.
- Providing culturally appropriate health education/information and outreach to targeted populations.
- Providing referral and follow up services or otherwise coordinating care.
- Providing informal counseling, social support and advocacy to targeted populations.
- Escorting and transporting clients.
- Providing courier/dispatcher functions.
- Performing pre-clinical examinations of vital statistics, such as measuring a patient's weight, height, temperature and blood pressure.
AND;
2. LICENSE: Must possess a valid California Driver's License for positions requiring driving.
Substitution: Possession of a Community Health Worker Certificate from City College of San Francisco can substitute for 6 months of experience for minimum qualification #1.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Organization Details
The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers.
With a broad community focus, the ultimate goal of the Population Health Division is to ensure that San Franciscans have optimal health and wellness at every stage of life, and to achieve this, the Division is comprised of various branches dedicated to core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco, such as health protection and promotion, disease and injury prevention, disaster preparedness and response, and environmental health services.