Community Health Advocate: Access & Empowerment

South Coast Business; Coos Bay (OR); Hybride; USD 38 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

South Coast Business is seeking Community Health Workers to promote health and improve quality of life for others. CHWs act as liaisons between health services and the community, helping people access resources and understand health information.

They deliver culturally competent services, provide informal counseling, conduct home visits, translate for clients, and advocate for local health needs while supporting patients like pregnant women, elderly, and others at risk.

Responsabilités

• Helping individuals, families, groups and communities develop their capacity and access to resources, including health insurance, food, housing, quality care and health information
• Facilitating communication and client empowerment in interactions with health care/social service systems
• Helping health care and social service systems become culturally relevant and responsive to their service population
• Helping people understand their health condition(s) and develop strategies to improve their health and well being
• Helping to build understanding and social capital to support healthier behaviors and lifestyle choices
• Delivering health information using culturally appropriate terms and concepts
• Linking people to health care/social service resources
• Providing informal counseling, support and follow-up
• Advocating for local health needs
• Providing health services, such as monitoring blood pressure and providing first aid
• Making home visits to chronically ill patients, pregnant women and nursing mothers, individuals at high risk of health problems and the elderly
• Translating and interpreting for clients and health care/social service providers

Description du poste

South Coast Business is seeking Community Health Workers to promote health and improve quality of life for others. CHWs act as liaisons between health services and the community, helping people access resources and understand health information.

They deliver culturally competent services, provide informal counseling, conduct home visits, translate for clients, and advocate for local health needs while supporting patients like pregnant women, elderly, and others at risk.