Community Health Advocate & Navigator

Jimmy Jazz; Minnesota; On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options through Medca

Life Insurance and AD&D $50,000

Dependent Care FSA

Retirement plans through AmericanFunds

12 Annual Vacation Days

12 Annual Sick Days

7 Annual Holidays and 3 Personal Days

Job summary

Scenic Rivers Health Services is seeking a Community Health Worker (CHW) to assist patients at our Cook, MN clinic with health and social service needs. The CHW will advocate for patients, navigate the healthcare system, and connect them to resources to improve care and outcomes.

You will join a collaborative care coordination, behavioral health and medical team focusing on reducing barriers to care and promoting health equity.

Qualifications

• Passion for supporting the community and reducing health inequities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and expertise in addressing social determinants of health and creating health equities.
• Proficient computer skills for use of the EMR and telehealth software.
• High School Diploma.
• Community Health Worker Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication and utilize tools to help patients, families, groups and communities to navigate healthcare and social service resources.
• Coordinate patient access to community resources such as food, clothing, local housing, education, health insurance, and providers to teach life skills, prenatal classes, parenting skills, and mental health services.
• Educate healthcare stakeholders and providers about community health needs in order to address social determinants of health.
• Communicate patient care goals and objectives with colleagues and nursing team.
• Increase comprehension of health literacy by delivering culturally appropriate education to promote healthy lifestyle choices.
• Assist community residents in effectively seeking to remove health inequities such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to employment, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care.
• Determine eligibility and support enrollment of individuals in health insurance plans including MNsure Navigation.
• Conduct eligibility determination of services to the uninsured; coordinate transportation for the patients.
• Collaborate with community groups and participate with area agencies directed towards community physical, mental, and economic health of which SRHS is a member.
• Conduct outreach to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health.
• Build connections and support vulnerable populations and healthcare providers.
• May collect data to help identify community health needs and provide information to stakeholders for program and policy improvements.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Social determinants

EMR proficiency

High school diploma

CHW certificate preferred

Education

High School Diploma

CHW Certificate preferred

Tools

EMR software

Telehealth software

Job description

Scenic Rivers Health Services is seeking a Community Health Worker (CHW) to assist patients at our Cook, MN clinic with health and social service needs. The CHW will advocate for patients, navigate the healthcare system, and connect them to resources to improve care and outcomes.

You will join a collaborative care coordination, behavioral health and medical team focusing on reducing barriers to care and promoting health equity.