Remote Community Health Worker - Care Navigator

Munson Healthcare; Oregon; Hybride; USD 38 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits

Paid holidays

PTO

Résumé du poste

Munson Healthcare seeks a Community Health Worker to partner with patients, families, and care teams to improve access to care and connect patients with resources in Michigan. This frontline role emphasizes navigation, outreach, education, and culturally responsive coaching, without providing clinical services.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, experience in health-related fields, knowledge of local resources, and willingness to complete CHW training; Michigan CHW credentials

Qualifications

• Experience in health care, public health, community-based services, human services, care coordination, behavioral health, or social services; knowledge of local community resources; experience with Medicaid, rural populations, behavioral health, chronic disease, maternal-child health, or underserved communities; bilingual skills preferred where relevant.
• Completion of, or willingness to complete, a Michigan-recognized CHW training program.
• MiCHWA CHW certification or eligibility is highly preferred.

Responsabilités

• The Community Health Worker serves as a trusted frontline public health worker who partners with patients, families, primary care teams, and community organizations to improve access to care, address social drivers of health, support chronic disease self-management, and connect patients with medical, behavioral health, and community-based resources.
• The CHW supports patients through health system navigation, resource coordination, outreach, education, care plan reinforcement, and culturally responsive coaching. The CHW does not provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, clinical case management, or services requiring professional licensure.

Connaissances

Healthcare experience

Care coordination

Bilingual preferred

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Munson Healthcare seeks a Community Health Worker to partner with patients, families, and care teams to improve access to care and connect patients with resources in Michigan. This frontline role emphasizes navigation, outreach, education, and culturally responsive coaching, without providing clinical services.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, experience in health-related fields, knowledge of local resources, and willingness to complete CHW training; Michigan CHW credentials