Community Health Worker

Dignity Health Connected Living • Redding, CA

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About The Position

As our Community Health Worker, you will serve as a vital link between underserved communities and essential community resources. You will be instrumental in reducing health disparities by helping clients navigate and access critical health, social, educational, and employment services through a home-visiting model. Every day you will proactively engage with clients through home visits, meticulously assessing their needs and identifying specific Pathways to care and support. You will connect clients to identified community resources, provide guidance on accessing medical, behavioral health, and social services, and offer practical assistance to overcome logistical obstacles. To be successful in this role, you will possess a profound understanding of the cultural and geographical nuances of underserved communities. A strong ability to problem-solve, coupled with empathy and resilience, is essential for effectively removing barriers to care and empowering clients.

Requirements

• High School Graduate One (1) or more years of experience insocial services or care coordination,specifically serving older adults, behaviorhealth clients or adults with complexchronic conditions, upon hire or
• Driver's License: CA, upon hire

Nice To Haves

• Community health worker training orcertification, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Advocates for individual and community health needs 1.2 Builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy
• Conducts standardized client intake and risk assessments
• Based on assessments, develops and continually updates plan of care based on client-identified health and social services goals
• Participates in the ongoing assessment of client needs via in-person, home, in-office, virtual, and/or telehealth appointments, as appropriate. Similarly, follow-up with clients via telephone, home, or other locations where the client can be found, when appropriate.
• Collaborates with health providers to develop an integrated, holistic solution to help client access services and improve client health outcomes which includes working closely and cooperatively with other personnel assigned to the same client, including medical providers, behavioral health providers, housing coordinators, legal advocates
• Identifies and helps to enroll eligible individuals in federal, state and local private and non-profit health and human services programs which includes assisting clients in completing a variety of applications and forms

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees