Community Health Programs Lead — Care & Equity

Corewell Health; Benton Harbor (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-demand pay via Payactiv

Discounts directory on health and well

Identity protection and insurance

Job summary

Corewell Health in Benton Harbor, MI, seeks a Supervisor of Community Health Programs to oversee Community Health Workers, Social Navigation, and front desk services within the Healthier Communities South department at the Center for Wellness.

This role leads daily operations, supports chronic disease prevention and health equity, coordinates care across settings, and works with clinical teams and community partners to deliver seamless service and achieve population health goals.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in community health, education, nursing, social work or related field
• Preferred Master’s Degree in community health, education, nursing, social work or related field
• 3 years of recent relevant community program development Required
• Previous grant writing experience. Preferred
• Bilingual, Spanish Speaking Preferred
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan School Health Program, Maternal Infant Health Program - Healthier Communities Upon Hire Preferred Or
• LIC-Master Social Worker (MSW-Master) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Maternal Infant Health Program-Healthier Communities Upon Hire Required And
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association School Health Program, Maternal Infant Health Program - Healthier Communities 90 Days Required Or
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross School Health Program, Maternal Infant Health Program - Healthier Communities 90 Days Required
• LIC-Driver’s License - STATE_MI State of Michigan School Health Program, Maternal Infant Health Program - Healthier Communities Upon Hire Required

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities of assigned professional and support staff who are engaged in planning and prioritizing care for individuals and population of patients, focusing on strategies that will promote optimal health within populations.
• Supervises office operations assuring adequate levels of support for quality clinical care.
• Monitors clinical activity, staff productivity, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided.
• Communicates and holds staff accountable to new policies/procedures.
• Prepares, maintains, and submits reports as required.
• Maintains files and records.
• Recruits, schedules, and supervises program / staff volunteers.
• Maintains documentation of staff / volunteer activities.
• Assesses the community members’/volunteers’ needs and develops, implements, evaluates and revises teaching strategies/educational programs.
• Maintains professional relationship with providers when cases require referral for specialized treatment or to another level of care.
• Reports problems with providers to provider relations or management staff.
• Assures clinical staff compliance with credentialing requirements and monitors utilization and referral patterns, clinical caseloads and program needs.
• Coordinates program planning, implementation, and evaluation for programs in collaboration with members of the neighborhood / agencies.
• Identifies opportunities for philanthropic support to support program objectives.
• Acts as client advocate, crossing multidisciplinary lines to meet client needs.
• Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a consultant to other members of the health care team within and outside Corewell Health.
• Develops support systems for client population and coordinates program with other system-wide/community support programs.
• Initiates process improvement studies in order to measure the outcomes and evaluate services.
• Makes recommendations to improve the quality of services provided.
• Participates in Hospital/Community committees as member and consultant on community / neighbor issues.

Skills

Staff supervision

Community health

Care coordination

Program development

Grant writing

Spanish bilingual

RN licensure

MSW licensure

Credentialing compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in community health, education, nursing, social work or related field

Master’s Degree in community health, education, nursing, social work or related field

Job description

Corewell Health in Benton Harbor, MI, seeks a Supervisor of Community Health Programs to oversee Community Health Workers, Social Navigation, and front desk services within the Healthier Communities South department at the Center for Wellness.

This role leads daily operations, supports chronic disease prevention and health equity, coordinates care across settings, and works with clinical teams and community partners to deliver seamless service and achieve population health goals.