Community Health Worker - Community Care Centers
Community Health Worker - Community Care Centers
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Job Description
City/State
Norfolk VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Medical Group is seeking to hire an individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker-Community Care Centers
Position Location: Norfolk VA (rotation between clinics and mobile bus)
Position Status: Full-time Days
Hours: Mon & Tue 8:00-5:00pm Wed & Thurs 8:00-6:00pm Fri 8:00-2:00pm
2nd & 4th Saturdays 9:00-12:00 pm
Night or weekend flexibility is needed for occasional community events.
Overview
Works in collaboration with the Case Manager and other healthcare team members to provide comprehensive and coordinated care. Engages in interventions to improve self-management skills and improve quality of life for patients with chronic and/or complex illness. Provides education and behavior modification strategies and provides social support to patients and families. Acts as a patient advocate and healthcare navigator in assisting with resource allocation and management.
Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Certification/Licensure
- Drivers License-Certification-Other/National
Experience
- Experience working in a community-based setting preferred
- Experience working in community events and organizing events is preferred.
- Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
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Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Employment Type
Full-Time
