Community Health Worker

MultiCare Health System; Broadway (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

MultiCare Health System seeks a Community Health Worker to join an interdisciplinary care team. The role focuses on care coordination, educating patients about community resources, and improving population health.

The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of health care related experience, plus a valid Washington driver's license. Travel to community partners may be required and prior CHW experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• At least 2 years of health care related experience preferred.
• Current Washington State Driver's License with a safe driving record as per MHS standards.
• Experience in utilization management, community resources, and/or financial and quality issues affecting patient care preferred.
• Community Health Worker experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across primary, specialty, urgent care, or other sites as appropriate.
• Engage patients via outbound communication to schedule appointments and encourage action.
• Help patients access community resources and schedule appointments.
• Establish contact with community partners; travel may be required.
• Develop tools to educate peers on resources and patient advocacy.
• Participate in community health fairs and events.
• Educate the care team on available resources.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Health care experience

Care coordination

Community resources

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you're more than just a job title — you're part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you'll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. FTE: 1 Shift: Day Schedule: Clinic hours

Position Summary

The Community Health Worker is part of an interdisciplinary care team that assists in care coordination, informing patients on community resources, and improving population health.

Responsibilities

• Performs cross continuum care activities, which may include coordinating care between primary care clinics, specialty care clinics, urgent care clinics, or other sites of care, as appropriate.
• Engages in outbound communication to patients and keep them engaged in their care, set-up appointments, and prompt them to act.
• Helps patients access community resources which may include scheduling appointments.
• Establishes contact with community partners, travel is required.
• Develop tools to educate peers on patient advocacy and community resources.
• Participates in community health fairs and events.
• Educates the care team on available community resources.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of health care related experience
• Current Washington State Driver's License; and proof of a safe driving record (which meets established MHS Standards) obtained by a motor vehicle report from the appropriate state.
• Experience in utilization management, community resources, and/or financial and quality issues affecting patient care, preferred
• Community Health Worker experience, preferred

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off.

As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position.

The pay scale is $24.83 - $35.71 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 28,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers.

MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.

MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services - including Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.

Thirteen hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital - the Puget Sound region's only children's hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington - Overlake Medical Center, Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital - which is home to the South Puget Sound region's only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.

Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation.

If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance.