Community Health Worker

Trinity Health•Shelby, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time, hybrid Community Health Worker position supports Oceana County clinics, with three days on site and two days remote. The role focuses on treating the whole person—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—and helps clients meet health and human services needs so they can adopt health behaviors leading to self-sufficiency. The Community Health Worker assesses, plans, implements, monitors, and evaluates actions to address client needs, while coordinating and providing safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and client-centered support. The position is day shift, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays. Extensive travel to client homes, community locations, agencies, and other outreach destinations is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
A minimum of one year of combined experience in health, education, and social services.
Basic understanding of health conditions such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHF, and CVD.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a human services field is preferred but not required.
Fluency in Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate program purposes to clients and explain the potential impact of the program.
Conduct intake interviews and enroll or refer individuals into community programs.
Assist health care providers involved in clients’ care to ensure clients understand their care plans.
Support the development, implementation, and execution of care plans.
Complete monthly reporting and maintain electronic client files, including updated releases of information, assessments, and other medical documents.
Travel extensively to client homes, community locations, agencies, and other outreach destinations.
Assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate actions to meet clients’ health and human services needs.
Coordinate and provide safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and client-centered support.