Rural Grant - Community Health Worker
About The Position
Saint Joseph Health System is proud to offer Daily Pay. Work Today, Get Paid Today! At Saint Joseph Health System, our values give us strength. That character guides every decision we make - even when those decisions are complicated, costly or hard. We honor our mission to care for every man, woman and child who needs us by investing in technology, people and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for quality care. A Community Health Worker (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 CHW 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. A CHW also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- One to three years of community involvement experience.
- Meets additional state/local requirements
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual (Spanish) Preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides basic education regarding chronic health conditions in a way that promotes understanding and self-management by the client.
- Facilitates or conducts enrollment in available federal, state and local programs to increase access to health care and support services. Examples include: health coverage via the marketplace, Medicaid, Medicare, social security benefits, food, and housing services.
- Provides in-service education to service providers relative to healthcare customs/beliefs of the target population and works cooperatively with other community agencies to promote culturally appropriate services.
- Maintains frequent contact with community agencies serving vulnerable populations and participates in community meetings.
- Serves as a community liaison between target populations and agencies and providers
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement for all full and part-time colleagues effective first day of employment
- 100% paid tuition for ASN to BSN program (paid directly to learning partner)
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- Life
- STD/LTD
- Retirement savings account with employer match
- Generous paid time off program
- 7 paid holidays
- NO mandatory overtime
- Employee referral incentive program
- State of the art equipment
- unlimited CEU’s
- supportive team approach
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
