CHFS HOLDINGS, INC

Community Health Worker

• Provide outreach and follow-up services for potential clients and individuals receiving public health dental hygiene services
• Visit homes and other sites to promote services, schedule appointments, and conduct necessary follow-up
• Work with dental hygiene teams in schools, clinics, long-term care facilities, child care settings, Head Starts, and other community settings
• Document services in appropriate electronic or paper health records
• Support the oral health program as assigned
• Participate in medical services clinics and administer screening tests and measures
• Follow up on referrals for oral health services
• Conduct medical, social, or environmental assessments in homes
• Participate in developing training and train community health workers and volunteers
• Organize community groups promoting health services and participate in community group discussions
• Record activities, services, test results, and prepare documents for data tabulation, analysis, and patient referral

Oral Health Community Health Worker

Assistant

• Register patients for dental hygienist services
• Assist the dental hygienist in all aspects of patient care and oral care service delivery
• Perform initial physical and history taking, including interviewing patients
• Document activities, services, and patient information in medical records
• Explain services and answer patient questions
• Counsel patients regarding department services
• Order supplies and stock the mobile dental unit
• Answer phones and direct calls to the appropriate person
• Provide services in clinics, schools, long-term care facilities, Head Starts, child care centers, community settings, and mobile units

Oral Health Community Health Worker

Dental Assistant