Promotive Only – Health Worker 3 (2587), Citywide (157754)

Job Description Under general supervision, the 2587 Health Worker 3 performs a wide variety of the more difficult paraprofessional duties in a service program of the Department of Public Health; works with professional staff in extending effective services to clients of the program served; plans, develops, and follows through on all contacts and cases; and may supervise a small staff of workers, primarily Health Worker I and II. The essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• In therapeutic rehabilitation programs, assists in the planning of recreational, educational, and work therapy activities;
• Interviews and screens patients, identifies patient’s general condition and assists in assessing specific patient conditions and in treatment planning in con-junction with professional staff; may perform crisis intervention activities;
• Represents program staff in meetings with local community groups and govern-mental and social agencies to provide information on the activities and goals of the assigned program;
• As a part of a therapeutic program, may conduct craft, recreation, and other activity groups; as directed, may assist in conducting therapy sessions with professional supervision;
• Maintains records incidental -to other assigned duties, including patient’s charts; may conduct surveys and operates technical equipment;
• Supervises others, primarily in the lower Health Worker classifications; and
• When assigned to a specialized activities program, plans, implements, supervises, coordinates, publicizes, evaluates and documents the activities for patients, including social, creative, educational, physical and religious programs

The 2587 Health Worker 3 may perform other duties as assigned/required