Community Health Worker

Role Overview

• Serves as a trusted community-based liaison, navigator, and member support resource
• Supports patients and members by conducting in-home and community-based wellness visits
• Completes health risk assessments and follow-ups
• Identifies barriers to care and connects individuals to resources
• Reinforces care plan goals
• Works closely with interdisciplinary care team
• Helps navigate the health care system and improve engagement in preventive and chronic disease care
• Supports medication adherence and transitions of care after discharge
• Conducts wellness visits and social needs screenings
• Documents all encounters and escalates concerns appropriately
• Maintains knowledge of community resources and connects patients to them
• Works collaboratively and independently in the community.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Valid Driver’s License
• Completion of a Community Health Worker or similar curriculum within one year of hire (preferred)
• CPR certification (preferred)
• Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Health Coach, Peer Support, or other health care/community health-related certification (preferred)
• Prior experience in a health care, community health, public health, social service, case management, care coordination, patient navigation, or related setting
• Experience working directly with patients, members, families, or community members to address barriers to care
• Experience with electronic health records or other documentation systems
• Experience supporting patients with chronic conditions, preventive care needs, medication adherence, transitions of care, or social drivers of health
• Experience conducting outreach, home visits, community-based visits, or field-based work.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability Coverage
• Tuition Program
• Retirement
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program