Care Coordinator

As a children’s hospital, access to care and primary care are essential to good child health. We are committed to identifying the uninsured and assisting with Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment. A National Health Corps Florida AmeriCorps member can help address this huge community need by increasing access to care and increasing capacity. The member will identify community agencies that can serve as a referral partner for the uninsured population. While assisting families with enrollment, the member will also use a social determinants of health screening to help identify additional social needs the family is facing. The member will then be able to assist the family with connection to those social service agencies. The member will also be trained to provide children and families with safety, hygiene, and nutritional education.

The AmeriCorps member will manage their own case load of referrals needing benefit enrollment assistance or referrals to community organizations to meet social determinants of health needs.
The AmeriCorps member will teach curriculum programs in schools on topics of hygiene, nutrition, health and wellness, and systems of the body.
The AmeriCorps member will be trained in injury prevention topics through Safe Kids Northeast Florida and will be certified as a Child Passenger Safety Technician to conduct car seat safety checks.

• Building relationships with community partners
• Conducting research, mapping community assets, or reviewing data to strengthen the ability to meet community needs
• Developing communications messages/strategies
• Developing or refining informational databases or resource information for stakeholders