Community Health Worker

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Behavioral Health Home Community Health Worker (CHW) to help community members navigate services and adopt healthy behaviors. The CHW supports care teams with outreach, education, and advocacy, including home visits and health screenings when required.

The role emphasizes culturally competent outreach, referral coordination, and education to improve access to primary care and overall community health, working M-F with standard 40-hour weeks.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience working on community health projects, programs or initiatives
• Community based experience
• Experience, demonstrated competency and sensitivity in working with diverse populations
• Community Health Worker Certificate

Responsibilities

• Promote wellness by providing culturally appropriate health information to providers, patients and/or community members
• Provide individual social and health care support
• Refer and link to preventive services through health screenings and healthcare information
• Conduct health related screenings as assigned
• Increase access to primary care through culturally competent outreach and enrollment strategies
• Make referrals and coordinate services
• Teach people the knowledge and skills needed to obtain care
• Facilitate continuity of care by providing follow-up
• Link patients to and inform them of available community resources
• Articulate and advocate needs of community and individuals to others
• Be a spokesperson for patients when they are unable to speak for themselves
• Involve participants in self and community advocacy
• Map communities to help locate and support needed services
• Enhance care quality by aiding communication between health system, patient, and community members to clarify cultural practices
• Educate patients / community members about how to use the health care and social service systems
• Educate the health and social service systems about patient / community needs and perspectives
• Establish better communication processes
• Build individual capacity to achieve wellness
• Build community capacity by addressing social determinants of health
• Identify individual and community needs
• Mentor other CHWs – capacity building
• Seek professional development (continuing education)

Job description

Job Overview

The Behavioral Health Home Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping community members, patients and their family's access and navigate community services and resources and adopt healthy behaviors. The CHW supports providers and team members through an integrated approach to care management and community outreach. Activity will promote, maintain and improve individual and community health. The CHW provides social support and informal counseling, individual and group health education and advocacy for individuals and community health needs. Providing home visits and health screenings may be required.

Schedule

• 1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week
• M-F 8:30a-5p

Responsibilities

• Promote wellness by providing culturally appropriate health information to providers, patients and/or community members
• Provide individual social and health care support
• Refer and link to preventive services through health screenings and healthcare information
• Conduct health related screenings as assigned
• Increase access to primary care through culturally competent outreach and enrollment strategies
• Make referrals and coordinate services
• Teach people the knowledge and skills needed to obtain care
• Facilitate continuity of care by providing follow-up
• Link patients to and inform them of available community resources
• Articulate and advocate needs of community and individuals to others
• Be a spokesperson for patients when they are unable to speak for themselves
• Involve participants in self and community advocacy
• Map communities to help locate and support needed services
• Enhance care quality by aiding communication between health system, patient, and community members to clarify cultural practices
• Educate patients / community members about how to use the health care and social service systems
• Educate the health and social service systems about patient / community needs and perspectives
• Establish better communication processes
• Build individual capacity to achieve wellness
• Build community capacity by addressing social determinants of health
• Identify individual and community needs
• Mentor other CHWs – capacity building
• Seek professional development (continuing education)

Required Qualifications

• 3 years experience working on community health projects, programs or initiatives
• Community based experience
• Experience, demonstrated competency and sensitivity in working with diverse populations
• Community Health Worker Certificate

Preferred Qualifications

• College degree in health, human services or related field
• Teaching or presenting information to groups
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Local multicultural healthcare experience or healthcare experience

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status