Community Health Worker

Trinity Health MI; Shelby Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

403B retirement plan

Job summary

Trinity Health MI in Shelby Township is seeking a Community Health Worker for a hybrid role (three days on site, two days remote) to support Oceana County clinics. You will assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate actions to meet clients' health and social needs and promote self-sufficiency.

Responsibilities include intake interviews, enrolling clients, coordinating care plans, and extensive client home visits, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO and a 403B plan.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, preferred but not required.
• Experience in health, education, and social services for at least 1 year.
• Basic understanding of health conditions (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Diabetes).
• Bilingual – fluent Spanish speaking.

Responsibilities

• Communicating program purposes and potential impact to clients.
• Conducting intake interviews and enrolling/referring individuals into programs.
• Assisting care providers to ensure client understanding of care plans.
• Supporting development and execution of care plans.
• Monthly reporting and maintaining electronic client files.
• Extensive travel to client homes and community sites.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in human services (preferred)

Job description

Position Overview

This is a hybrid position: three days on site and two days remote. This Community Health Worker will support Oceana County clinics.

Employment Type: Full time

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.

Benefits

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.