Community Health Worker, Social Services, Baptist Downtown

Baptist-Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Community Health Worker for its Downtown Jacksonville location. This full-time, day-shift role focuses on improving patient outcomes and strengthening community health within a care coordination team.

Ideal candidates will have 1–2 years of healthcare experience and hold a High School Diploma. The position emphasizes bridging gaps between providers, community services, and patients and supporting chronic disease management in a primary care setting.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a bridge between healthcare providers, community service organizations, and patients to improve care coordination and access.
• Build trusted relationships within the community by understanding patients’ cultural, social, economic, and language needs.
• Support patients within a primary care medical home model, ensuring continuity of care.
• Provide health education and guidance for managing chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, and COPD. Help reduce health disparities and improve overall quality of life for the populations served.

Skills

Care coordination

Community outreach

Health education

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

About Baptist Health Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital. Baptist Medical Center is seeking a Community Health Worker to join its care coordination team at its Downtown Jacksonville location. This is a full-time, day-shift opportunity focused on improving patient outcomes and strengthening community health.

Community Health Worker, Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a bridge between healthcare providers, community service organizations, and patients to improve care coordination and access.
• Build trusted relationships within the community by understanding patients’ cultural, social, economic, and language needs.
• Support patients within a primary care medical home model, ensuring continuity of care.
• Provide health education and guidance for managing chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, and COPD Help reduce health disparities and improve overall quality of life for the populations served.

Experience Requirements

• 1-2 HealthCare experience

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma

Primary Location: Downtown - 841 Building

Baptist Health’s care for the community spans generations. Together, we’re the largest group of people in Northeast Florida focused on innovative health care for patients, improving the health equity of our neighbors, and creating a welcoming workplace for team members where everyone’s voice is heard.