Remote Community Health Worker & Care Navigator

Munson Healthcare; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Retirement counseling

Wellness platform

Job summary

Munson Healthcare is seeking a Community Health Worker to partner with patients, families, primary care teams, and community organizations to improve access to care and address social determinants of health.

You will support patients through system navigation, outreach, education, care-plan reinforcement, and culturally responsive coaching. The role emphasizes collaboration, respect, and helping underserved communities access needed services.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Bilingual skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Michigan CHW training program

MiCHWA CHW certification or eligibility

Job description

Munson Healthcare is seeking a Community Health Worker to partner with patients, families, primary care teams, and community organizations to improve access to care and address social determinants of health.

You will support patients through system navigation, outreach, education, care-plan reinforcement, and culturally responsive coaching. The role emphasizes collaboration, respect, and helping underserved communities access needed services.