Community Health Worker
About The Position
The Community Health Worker (CHW) serves as a trusted liaison between patients, healthcare providers, and community resources. The role addresses social determinants of health and barriers to well-being through individualized resource navigation, education, and advocacy, helping patients navigate health and social service systems. The CHW promotes health equity, improves access to care and resources, and supports patient self-management. The position contributes to reducing avoidable emergency department utilization and hospital admissions, improving care engagement, and enhancing quality outcomes. This position serves a patient outreach project and requires clinical experience; medical students are preferred. The minimum availability is 8 hours per week, with 8–12 hours per week preferred. Coverage hours are Monday–Thursday, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, and Friday, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM. Availability is submitted every two weeks to support proactive scheduling and consistent coverage. Key work includes contacting local pharmacies each morning to verify medication and dosage availability and maintain a pharmacy tracking document; supporting providers and nursing staff by confirming pharmacy inventory, verifying prescription quantities, and identifying alternatives when medications are unavailable; and coordinating patient transportation, distributing and tracking bus passes, and helping remove barriers to medication access.
Requirements
- Clinical experience is required.
- Minimum availability of 8 hours per week.
- High school diploma or GED is listed as an education requirement.
Nice To Haves
- Medical student preferred.
- Preferred availability of 8–12 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Contact local pharmacies each morning to verify medication and dosage availability.
- Maintain the pharmacy tracking document.
- Support providers and nursing staff by confirming pharmacy inventory and verifying prescription quantities.
- Identify alternative pharmacies when medications are unavailable.
- Coordinate patient transportation.
- Distribute and track bus passes.
- Help remove barriers to medication access.
- Navigate patients to community resources and provide individualized education and advocacy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
