Senior Community Health Worker Maternal Health
Harrisonburg, LA - USA
Job Summary
City/State
Harrisonburg VAWork Shift
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Overview
The CHW Team Lead supports analytical/clinical work within the ICM CHW program. Subject matter expert for all CHW operations. Collaborate with the ICM Manager to ensure CHW program is run efficiently and effectively with clinical operations.
Works in collaboration with healthcare team members to support diverse populations by facilitating access to essential health services equipment and resources that promote health. Provide education on key health topics support behavior change screen for risk factors and partner with community organizations to deliver effective outreach and programming. Help individuals navigate public benefits connect with support services and promote positive health outcomes through coaching education and early intervention.
This role works with a variety of grant funded programs to bridge the gap between organizations including health care delivery systems and community health services to: increase culturally relevant knowledge about health and wellbeing; improve underserved populations access to services; connecting patients to community resources; and ultimately improving health outcomes.
Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred. Experience working in a community-based setting preferred.
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.