Job Description

Job Title: Community Health Worker
Location: Remote to start but candidate must be located around Lehigh Gap, PA
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday with weekend work once a quarter Field Travel needed over 50% of the time (travel will be reimbursable)

Job Description: The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be responsible for helping members to navigate and access medical care, community services/resources and develop healthy behaviors. The CHW will act as a caring neighbor to help members address the social, medical and community problems that lead to poor health (SDoH/HRSN).  As a priority, interactions will promote, maintain, and improve the health of members and their families. This includes to provide social support and advocate for individuals and community health needs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Establish trusting relationship with members.
• Make follow up calls and community visits to ensure member is connected to community services
• Meet member in medical setting to ensure member has comprehensive and coordinated care
• Assist member with completion of applications for medical or social benefits.
• Document all member encounters in documentation platform.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with members, families, providers and CBOs.
• Knowledge of community resources

 

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED completed
• Bilingual – English and Spanish
• Lived experience in the community served
• Ability to become a certified CHW