Community Health Worker (COACH for Kids) - Onsite

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2025-2026” rankings . When you join our team, you’ll gain access to our groundbreaking biomedical research facilities and sophisticated medical education programs. We offer learning programs, tuition reimbursement and performance-improvement projects so you can achieve certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career. We take pride in hiring the best, most hard-working employees. Our talented staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for. Why work here? The Cedars‑Sinai COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health) for Kids mobile medical clinic is dedicated to meeting the immediate medical, behavioral health and community needs of pediatric patients in South Los Angeles who historically have been underserved in these areas. COACH for Kids provides free transitional medical care and social support services while connecting patients and their families to integrated quality healthcare and other community resources. Services are provided in the community Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and periodically on weekends. Service sites include schools, places of worship, public housing developments, WIC (women, infants and children) centers, Head Start centers and other community agencies. Services are provided within the Cedars‑Sinai Community Benefit Service area, including Central and South Los Angeles, Watts and Crenshaw. Beyond outstanding benefits, competitive salaries and health and dental insurance we offer tuition reimbursement and learning programs so you can achieve additional certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career. At Cedars-Sinai, you’ll work among our state-of-the-art biomedical research facilities with access to the best physicians and scientists in the Los Angeles area. What will you be doing in this role: The Community Health Worker supports patients and their social and health needs by helping them navigate and access community resources, social services, and medical systems. Serves as a liaison between Cedars-Sinai and the community to facilitate access to services through assessment, care coordination, and other case management activities. The Community Health Worker is community based but will often partner cross-functionally with Cedars-Sinai team members, including but not limited to, medical providers, social workers, and case managers to provide intensive personal support to patients to ensure that all health needs are met. To facilitate field clinic and/or special event setup, employees may be required to use their personal vehicles to transport necessary equipment and supplies from the office to the site.

Requirements

One (1) plus years of experience in community-level health education or related field.
Experience working with vulnerable populations, homeless individuals/families, people with mental illness and substance use disorders.
High School Diploma/GED.
Heartsaver CPR Certification. (require obtaining within 60-days of hire date)
CA Driver License required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Community Health or related field preferred.
Community Health Worker Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Engages, builds rapports, establishes a trusting relationship and continuous candid communication with patients/participants and patient/participant support systems.
Assesses social determinants of health needs in patients/participants and documents appropriately.
Determines social determinants of health concerns/ gaps, develops a plan to address moderate social and health disparities.
Assists patients/participants with problem-solving barriers to health stabilization by identifying, locating, connecting to and navigating needed community and medical system services including visiting patients at their homes, accompanying patients to appointments and assisting patients with completing forms to access needed services.
Conducts proactive follow up with patients/participants and families to reduce barriers in accessing resources.
Works collaboratively and professionally with other disciplines of the health care team including medical providers, social workers, case managers, and other patient navigators.
Establishes professional relationships and partners with community stakeholders, community resources, health plans and providers by participating in local community engagement activities with local agencies e.g. community based organizations, social service agencies, faith-based organizations, community centers, government agencies, etc. to promote support for continued involvement and cooperation in community health projects.
Identifies gaps in community resources and supports the implementation of new solutions or services to close identified gaps.
Disseminates community resource updates to Cedars-Sinai staff and community stakeholders.
Work independently to fulfill general requests; works with internal team to solve more complex issues.
Provides overall programmatic support, including meeting coordination, data collection and analysis, and other administrative duties as assigned.