Community Health Worker Waldron or Booneville
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Job Location:
Fort Smith, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Find your calling at Mercy!
A community health worker is a front-line public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission values and Mercy Service Standards.Position Details:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience: 1-3 years CHW experience
Certification/Registration: Basic Life Support
Other Skills and Knowledge:
Strong relationship and collaboration skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently
Compassion for poor and underserved members of the community
Epic electronic medical record
Preferred Qualifications:
Certification/Registration: Community Health Worker Certification if available
Other Skills and Knowledge: Additional language skills as applicable to community
Why Mercy
From day one Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical dental and vision coverage paid time off tuition support and matched retirement plans for team members working 32 hours per pay period.
Join a caring collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation technology and compassion. As we grow youll grow with us.
Key Skills
- Abinitio
- Lotus Notes
- Advocacy
- Apache Tomcat
- Informatica
- Interpretation
About Company
Mercy is one of the largest U.S. health systems with 44 acute care & specialty hospitals, over 700 physician & outpatient clinics in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri & Oklahoma.
