REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certification in Basic Life Support
• Community Health Worker training certificate must be obtained within 6 months of hire

SKILLS, LICENSURE, AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

The ability to work with others as a team in a collaborative effort to achieve a common goal or task in and effective and efficient way.
Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required.

TRAVEL OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Driving during the workday, as well as local or out-of-state travel, may be required to perform job duties

JOB PURPOSE:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) is a part of an inter-disciplinary clinical care team who helps increase access to health services for people through outreach, encouraging engagement, education, and peer support.
The CHW is responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors. The CHW supports providers through an integrated approach to care management and community outreach. CHW provides social support and informal counseling, advocates for individuals and community health needs, and provides services such as health care navigation.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period