(Bi-lingual) Community Health Worker - Full-Time
(Bi-lingual) Community Health Worker - Full-Time
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Job Description
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Day ShiftDescription:
We are seeking a Community Health Worker who is dedicated to providing exceptional care to those we serve at St Joseph Health System. In return we provide a supportive atmosphere where you can grow your career and make a lasting impact.
A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a remarkable understanding of the community. This trusting relationship with the community enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health system and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural proficiency of service delivery. In this role works to improve health outcomes and eliminate racial ethnic and economic disparities in those outcomes. Plays an important role in building individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach health education informal counseling social support and advocacy.
We offer our employees:
- Benefits from Day One
- Competitive compensation
- Career Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- On Site Fitness Center
- Educational Stipend
- Referral rewards
Our Promise to You:
Joining St Joseph Health System is being a part of an organization that treats the human spirit in our patients and in our colleagues. We are a part of a community which believes in giving back to those we serve.
We seek colleagues with:
Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community based on personal lived experience and the ability to articulate the lived experience and perspective.
High school diploma or GED. One to three (1-3) years of community involvement experience. Must obtain a Trinity Health or equivalent CHW certification within three months of hire.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
