Community Health Worker Level 2

Life & Discovery Inc; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time-Off

Sick and Safe Leave

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Life & Discovery Inc is seeking a Community Health Worker Level 2 in Frederick, Maryland. This full-time position involves providing essential care coordination for high-risk adults through comprehensive home visits and community outreach.

Successful candidates should have Maryland CHW certification, experience in community health, and strong interpersonal skills. The role includes a 50/50 mix of office and fieldwork, with potential overtime required.

Qualifications

• MDH certification for Community Health Worker is required.
• Experience in home visiting or community health is preferred.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination for high-risk adults via home visits.
• Conduct comprehensive intake, SDOH screening, and risk stratification.
• Support participants' self-management of chronic diseases.

Skills

Bilingual; culturally connected to communities

Strong trust-building and motivational skills

Experience in managing complex cases

Education

Maryland Department of Health CHW certification

Two or more years of community health experience

Tools

Salesforce

Smartphones and tablets

Job description

Community Health Worker Level 2

Life & Discovery Inc, Frederick, Maryland, United States

About this position

As a Community Health Worker, Level 2, you will provide intensive, relationship-based care coordination for high-risk adults identified through Emergency Department and inpatient discharge referral pathways and through community outreach. You will carry a caseload of high‑acuity patients, and deliver risk-based home visits, comprehensive intake and risk stratification, closed‑loop referrals, chronic disease self‑management support, and structured follow‑up — holding participants in care and re‑engaging them when they destabilize.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to hospital referrals from the ED or inpatient discharge; supplement with community outreach and direct recruitment.
• Complete comprehensive, multilingual intake, SDOH screening, and risk stratification in Salesforce.
• Conduct risk-based home visits — weekly for high‑risk participants, stepping down as participants stabilize — and document a standardized medication observation, reporting concerns to the RN Care Coordinator.
• Link participants to a primary care medical home.
• Support diabetes self‑management (DSMES-aligned) and hypertension self‑measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring; reinforce provider care plans using teach‑back and plain-language materials.
• Coordinate and track closed-loop referrals for transportation, food, insurance and benefits, medication access, housing, and language access.
• Conduct structured follow-up at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days; monitor re‑engagement triggers (missed appointments, medication barriers, new ED use, worsening chronic disease) and return participants to active support as needed.
• Activate clinical escalation through RN triage guidance, and support primary‑care-directed referral to clinical partners for Chronic Care Management when appropriate.
• Present cases at partner coordination/case review meetings; maintain clear non-clinical scope-of-practice boundaries.
• Support participants’ transition to peer support and lower‑intensity maintenance as they stabilize.
• Document every contact, referral, and outcome in Salesforce; protect participant privacy under HIPAA.

Required Qualifications

• Maryland Department of Health (MDH) CHW certification. (As an MDH-accredited CHW Training Center, AACF can support certification within the onboarding period for an otherwise strong candidate.)
• Bilingual; from or closely connected to the communities served.
• Two or more years of CHW, home‑visiting, or comparable community health experience preferred.
• Strong trust‑building, motivational, and de‑escalation skills; comfortable working in participants’ homes and managing complex, high‑acuity cases.
• Comfortable with smartphones, tablets, and data entry (Salesforce experience a plus).
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license for community‑based work and home visits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular) self‑management.
• Familiarity with Frederick County’s health and social‑service landscape, including the ENOUGH Census Tract communities.
• Speaks one or more languages in addition to English.

Physical & Working Conditions

• Community-based role with regular travel across Frederick County, including home visits and partner sites.
• Ability to lift light materials, navigate varied home and community environments, and work occasional evenings or weekends for outreach.

Job Type

Full-time; salaried 40+ hours per week

50% office-based and 50% field-based, with evening/weekend work required

Frederick, MD: Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (Required)

Pay

$48,000 to $52,000 annually, depending on experience

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time-Off (accrues based on tenure)
• Sick and Safe Leave (40 hours/year)
• Paid Holidays (7)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.