Community Health Worker

IHA; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403B retirement plan

Job summary

IHA is seeking a Community Health Worker to bridge the health system and patients, focusing on those with Medicare/Medicaid and social needs. The role uses outreach, counseling, and navigation to help clients access care and improve health outcomes.

The position requires fluent Spanish/English, a high school diploma (bachelor’s preferred), and at least 1 year of related experience; daytime hours Monday–Friday with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field preferred.
• Any combination of experience with health, education, and social services for a minimum of 1 year.
• Basic understanding of health conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, CHF, CVD.
• Bilingual - fluent Spanish speaking.

Responsibilities

• Communicating to clients the purposes of the program and showing them the impact it may have on them.
• Conducting intake interviews, enrolling and or referring individuals into community programs.
• Assisting health care providers involved in the clients care, to ensure clients understanding of care plans.
• Supporting the development, implantation, and execution of care plans.
• Monthly reporting, maintaining electronic client files, including updated release of information, assessments, and other medical documents.
• Travels extensively to client homes, community locations, agencies, and other outreach destinations.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Health education

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in human services (preferred)

Job description

Description

Serves as a bridge between the health system and patients, particularly patients with Medicare and/or Medicaid and patients with identified social needs. Works to promote, maintain, and improve health and well-being through informal support and counseling to their patients. Uses culturally appropriate outreach, support, and navigation to help patients access health care and address identified social needs. Plays a key role in building individual capacity by increasing patient’s health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as health education, goal setting, motivational interviewing, and advocacy. Works collaboratively with other healthcare team and community-based providers to improve patient health outcomes and reduce racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in those outcomes.

• This position requires a bilingual Spanish/English speaker (fluent read, write, speak)

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Description

Serves as a bridge between the health system and patients, particularly patients with Medicare and/or Medicaid and patients with identified social needs. Works to promote, maintain, and improve health and well-being through informal support and counseling to their patients. Uses culturally appropriate outreach, support, and navigation to help patients access health care and address identified social needs. Plays a key role in building individual capacity by increasing patient’s health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as health education, goal setting, motivational interviewing, and advocacy. Works collaboratively with other healthcare team and community-based providers to improve patient health outcomes and reduce racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in those outcomes.

• This position requires a bilingual Spanish/English speaker (fluent read, write, speak)

As a Community Health Worker, you will be assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating actions to meet with clients health and human services needs, so that they can adopt health behaviors leading to self-sufficiency. You will be coordinating and providing client support that is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and client centered.

Requirements

Requirements for working as a Community Health Worker

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, preferred.
• Any combination of experience with health, education, and social services for a minimum of 1 year.
• Basic understanding of health conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, CHF, CVD
• Bilingual - fluent Spanish speaking.

What Community Health Workers Will Do

• Communicating to clients the purposes of the program and showing them, the impact it may have on them.
• Conducting intake interviews, enrolling and or referring individuals into community programs.
• Assisting health care providers involved in the clients care, to ensure clients understanding of care plans.
• Supporting the development, implantation, and execution of care plans.
• Monthly reporting, maintaining electronic client files, including updated release of information, assessments, and other medical documents.
• Travels extensively to client homes, community locations, agencies, and other outreach destinations.

Highlights:

• Day Shift Monday – Friday. No weekends or Holidays.
• Comprehensive benefit packages available including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and 403B
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.