Bilingual Community Health Worker - Part Time

Community Health Worker - Part Time

Job Category: Office/Clerical Requisition Number: COMMU003944

Full-Time Chicago, IL 60622, USA Pay or shift range: $19 USD to $21 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Job Details

Description

As a community based hospital, Humboldt Park Health reinvests back into the community through programs to serve the poor and uninsured, manage chronic conditions like diabetes, health education and promote initiatives and outreach for the elderly. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

From its start in 1894, Humboldt Park Health has been deeply committed to serving the Humboldt Park community. Humboldt Park Health is a 200-bed, acute care facility. We provide healthcare treatment that's patient-centered and focused on quality of care, ranging from everyday care to treatment for your most critical needs.

Join a Team That Cares for You, Too

Caring for others starts with supporting the people who make it possible. We are committed to supporting our employees with meaningful benefits, retirement planning support, and opportunities for continued growth and development. Whether you are seeking a full-time, part-time, or PRN role, you'll be part of a compassionate, team-oriented environment dedicated to caring for both our patients and our staff.

Part-Time Employees

Benefits may include:

• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that increases with years of service
• Education reimbursement, subject to eligibility

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Serve as a resource for participants in the program.
2. Develop referral relationships with healthcare providers, social workers and other community based service providers.
3. Perform home visits for the purpose of providing education, support, home health assessments, obtaining and completing consents.
4. Follow-up on provider referrals and assisting families in addressing barriers to health care access.
5. Schedule patient appointments.
6. Strong organizational and planning skills.
7. Provides outreach to the community.
8. Assist in the development of resource materials and preparation and maintenance of accurate records and data.
9. Complete all reports to document activities and provide data to measure impact.
10. Performs other administrative office duties.
11. Maintains department orderliness and cleanliness.
12. Other duties as assigned.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Adheres to downtime procedures.
2. Adheres to established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
3. Performs both essential and non-essential job functions in a safe manner as identified by Humboldt Park Health
4. Demonstrates an understanding of and models the mission and core values of Humboldt Park Health
5. Enhances professional growth and development by accessing educational programs, job related literature, in-service meetings, and workshops/seminars.
6. Checks hospital email daily.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Completion of Community Health Worker program required (complete within 1 year of hire). Language: Ability to speak and write English to the extent necessary for safe and efficient performance of the job. Bilingual with ability read and write in Spanish required.

Qualifications

Education

High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

BLS - Basic Life Supt

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