Community Health Worker

Responsibilities

• Supports individuals, families, and communities in connecting to and navigating the healthcare system.
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to help patients stabilize and improve their overall health.
• Acts as a bridge between the community and health/social service systems.
• Serves patients with complex medical, mental health, and/or substance use needs.
• Bridges expertise and/or experience in public health and working with local communities.
• Bridges expertise and/or experience in public health and working with local communities.
• Builds trusting relationships as a frontline public health worker and community advocate.
• Facilitates access to care and improves the quality and cultural responsiveness of service delivery.
• Moves between various settings such as clinics, hospitals, homes, and community locations.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Community Health Worker training is preferred.
• A college degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
• Two years of experience in healthcare, community-based outreach, social work, mental health, disability care, or education is required.
• Lived experience with local health, education, human services, childcare, or disability services organizations is preferred.
• Experience with documenting for billable services in an electronic health record is preferred.
• Bi-lingual language skills are preferred.

Knowledge / Skills

• Cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the population being served.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and individual differences in communities.
• Basic medical knowledge including the ability to recognize social and medical risk factors and chronic disease conditions.
• Comfortable working with people with mental illness.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients, listening to, implementing, and advocating for their treatment suggestions.
• Excellent English written and verbal skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with others, including patients, patient families, clinical team members, and community resources.
• Demonstrated self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to openly address and acknowledge issues of substance use and mental illness.
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $27.12 - USD $38.77 /Hr.

Benefits

To learn more about our employee benefits, please visit: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.