Community Health Worker
About The Position
Sentara Rockingham Memorial is seeking a Community Health Worker- Outreach for the Hand-in-Hand Virginia Resource Mothers Program - Home Visiting program, which supports newly pregnant and parenting teens. This role collaborates with the healthcare team to assist diverse populations by ensuring access to vital health services, equipment, and resources that promote overall health. The Community Health Worker will provide education on important health topics, encourage behavior change, screen for risk factors, and work with community organizations to implement effective outreach and programming. This position will also help individuals navigate public benefits, connect with support services, and foster positive health outcomes through coaching, education, and early intervention. The role engages with various grant-funded programs to bridge the gap between healthcare delivery systems and community health services, aiming to increase culturally relevant health knowledge, improve access to services for underserved populations, connect patients with community resources, and ultimately enhance health outcomes.
Requirements
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
- Experience working in a community-based setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate access to essential health services, equipment, and resources that promote health.
- Provide education on key health topics.
- Support behavior change.
- Screen for risk factors.
- Partner with community organizations to deliver effective outreach and programming.
- Help individuals navigate public benefits.
- Connect individuals with support services.
- Promote positive health outcomes through coaching, education, and early intervention.
- Increase culturally relevant knowledge about health and wellbeing.
- Improve underserved populations’ access to services.
- Connect patients to community resources.
- Improve health outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
