Community Health Worker

Trinity Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

403B

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Community Health Worker in Michigan for a full-time, day-shift role focused on holistic patient care. You will assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate actions to meet clients’ health and human services needs, enabling self-sufficiency and safer, more equitable care.

You will travel to client homes and community locations, coordinate care plans with providers, and maintain electronic files. Strong bilingual Spanish skills are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, preferred but not required.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Bilingual - fluent Spanish

Interpersonal skills

Patient support

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in a human services field

Job description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Description: Great opportunity for a Community Health Worker to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Be Remarkable!

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 for working as a Community Health Worker

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, preferred but not required.

• 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.