Community Health Worker

Employment Type: Full time, Day Shift (Monday – Friday, no weekends or holidays)

About the role

Serves as a bridge between the health system and patients, particularly patients with Medicare and/or Medicaid and patients with identified social needs. Works to promote, maintain, and improve health and well-being through informal support and counseling to their patients. Uses culturally appropriate outreach, navigation, and advocacy to help patients access health care and address identified social needs. Plays a key role in building individual capacity by increasing patient’s health knowledge and self-sufficiency through health education, goal setting, motivational interviewing, and advocacy. Works collaboratively with other healthcare team and community-based providers to improve patient health outcomes and reduce racial, ethnic, and economic disparities.

This position requires a bilingual Spanish/English speaker (fluent in reading, writing, and speaking).

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate actions to meet clients' health and human services needs, enabling them to adopt health behaviors leading to self-sufficiency.
• Coordinate and provide client support that is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and client-centered.
• Communicate the purposes of the program to clients and demonstrate its potential impact on their lives.
• Conduct intake interviews, enroll or refer individuals into community programs.
• Assist healthcare providers to ensure clients understand care plans.
• Support the development, implementation, and execution of care plans.
• Prepare monthly reports and maintain electronic client files, including updated release of information, assessments, and other medical documents.
• Travel extensively to client homes, community locations, agencies, and other outreach destinations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field preferred.
• Any combination of experience with health, education, and social services for a minimum of 1 year.
• Basic understanding of health conditions such as HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, CHF, and CVD.
• Bilingual (fluent in Spanish and English).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.
• Paid time off.
• 403B retirement plan.