Community Health Navigator — Connect Resources & Care

Bobit Business Media; Hancock Township (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Upper Great Lakes Family Health is seeking a Community Health Worker to serve as a liaison between patients and health and social services within the community. Responsibilities include identifying barriers to care, improving health literacy, and connecting patients to resources.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, MiCHWA CHW Certification, and experience with an electronic health record system; may travel occasionally to other clinic locations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Completion of MiCHWA CHW Certification.
• Experience utilizing an electronic health record system.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment.
• Occasional travel to other clinic locations.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and tracks patients with barriers to care.
• Identifies and tracks patients with health literacy issues and provides resources.
• Provides patient education and connects patients to community resources.
• Partners with Care Managers to provide targeted interventions to avoid hospitalization and ED visits.

Skills

Community resources knowledge

Health literacy support

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

MiCHWA CHW Certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Upper Great Lakes Family Health is seeking a Community Health Worker to serve as a liaison between patients and health and social services within the community. Responsibilities include identifying barriers to care, improving health literacy, and connecting patients to resources.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, MiCHWA CHW Certification, and experience with an electronic health record system; may travel occasionally to other clinic locations.