LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)
Certified Community Health Worker (CHW)
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Position Summary
A Certified CHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. [1]
Remove sutures, change sterile dressings, some tracheostomy care duties, administer medication, and some Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and IV duties. [4]
Position Summary
Certified Community Health Worker (CHW)
A Certified CHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. [1]
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Remove sutures, change sterile dressings, some tracheostomy care duties, administer medication, and some Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and IV duties. [4]
Training and Prerequisites
- Completion of an approved training program for CHW Certification in South Dakota (200 hours of training and 40 hours of shadowing).
- Obtain Certification as a Community Health Work or Community Health Representative in South Dakota. [2]
- Complete training program approved by SDBON
- High school transcript or GED
- Complete ACCUPLACER test
- Complete TEAS
- CPR certification [5]
Training and Prerequisites
Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Completion of an approved training program for CHW Certification in South Dakota (200 hours of training and 40 hours of shadowing).
- Obtain Certification as a Community Health Work or Community Health Representative in South Dakota. [2]
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Complete training program approved by SDBON
- High school transcript or GED
- Complete ACCUPLACER test
- Complete TEAS
- CPR certification [5]
Certificates/Licensure
- CHWs and CHRs are certified through the Community Health Worker Collaborative of South Dakota (CHWSD) on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Health and South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services. [2]
- LPN License required by SDBON. [7]
Certificates/Licensure
Certified Community Health Worker (CHW)
- CHWs and CHRs are certified through the Community Health Worker Collaborative of South Dakota (CHWSD) on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Health and South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services. [2]
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- LPN License required by SDBON. [7]
Typical Supervisors
- CHWs are primarily supervised by a clinic manager, nursing manager, or other organizational manager.
- Supervised by Registered Nurse or physician. [8]
Typical Supervisors
Certified Community Health Worker (CHW)
- CHWs are primarily supervised by a clinic manager, nursing manager, or other organizational manager.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Supervised by Registered Nurse or physician. [8]
Median Hourly Wage (National)
[3],[6]
Community Health Worker (CHW) – $24.54