Community Health Advocate

Dignity Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health's Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA seeks a Community Health Worker to bridge clients with community resources, reduce health disparities and improve access to care. You will proactively engage with individuals to assess needs and connect them with health, social, educational, and employment resources, offering guidance and practical help to overcome barriers.

The role emphasizes empathy, problem-solving, and resilience, with an expectation to teach health education classes and

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience in community outreach and education advocacy work.
• Empathy, problem-solving, and resilience required.
• Confidentiality and adherence to program guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach education, raise public awareness, and teach health education classes.
• Coordinate with the program manager to follow pre-established guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality of all protected participant information.
• Identify and target outreach and education locations.
• Engage with the community to meet interaction expectations.
• Advocate for Dignity Health Core Values in daily work.

Skills

Community outreach

Education advocacy

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Community Health Worker, you will be a vital link between individuals and essential community resources, actively working to reduce health disparities and improve access to support services.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Community Health Worker, you will be a vital link between individuals and essential community resources, actively working to reduce health disparities and improve access to support services.

Every day, you will proactively engage with clients, assessing their needs and identifying pathways to care and support. You'll connect individuals to relevant health, social, educational, and employment resources, providing guidance and practical assistance to overcome logistical barriers.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a profound understanding of diverse community needs, exceptional problem-solving abilities, empathy, and resilience. Your dedication to empowering clients and removing barriers to care will be paramount.

• Conducts outreach education, public awareness and advocacy activities. Willing to teach a variety of health education classes.
• Coordinates with program manager to ensure that work adhere to pre-established guidelines.
• Maintains the confidentiality of protected information for all program participants.
• Identify possible outreach and education locations.
• Community Interaction Expectations
• Adheres and acts as an advocate for the Dignity Health Core Values.

Job Requirements

Required

• A minimum of one-year experience in community outreach, education advocacy work

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$25.30 - $35.74 /hour