Family Health Center
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Salary
$21 / HOUR
The Community Health Worker supports the Pediatrician and Population Health teams by recruiting and supporting patients to engage in care management services. They provide patient education, advocate for access to services, and coordinate referrals to internal and external providers.
Requires a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor's degree and CHW or Medical Interpreter certification preferred. Candidates must have at least two years of relevant experience and be bilingual in English and another language.
This is an onsite position where the Community Health Worker will be supporting our Pediatrician Team.
The Community Health Worker/Patient Navigator (CHW) will work to outreach, identify, recruit, and support patients to engage in care and/or care management services; and will provide patient education and advocacy to assist patients with accessing services of FHCW and make and follow-up on referrals for external services as part of the population health team. The Community Health Worker will support the Care Management Team and the Population Health Team.
Qualifications: and Education Requirements
One of the following combinations of education and employment experience must be met in order to be considered for the position:
High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Preferred candidate will have Community Health Worker or Medical Interpreter certificate of completion.
Reporting Relationship: Director of Population Health
Monday-Friday; 8: 30am -5:00pm
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