Community Health Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Description

About the Role:

• Put Patients First  
• Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams  
• Operate with Integrity & Excellence  
• Be Innovative  
• Work As One Team  

• Provide home visits to risk patients and families for evaluation of needs in an effort to provide direction of care for desired outcomes in a cost-effective manner. 
• Report specific health & social information back to the care management team to asset in development of care pathways. 
• Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences as needed. 
• Assist patients with accessing needed services, recognize potentially serious problems to prevent poor health and social outcomes. 

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with a community agency providing health care services, including community resources, communication skills, individual and family advocacy, health education, and service skills. 
• Active patient of the state's Community Health Worker Association.  
• Effective communication skills.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel). 
• Professional work ethic. 
• Strong comfort with working in a fast-paced environment. 
• An authentic passion for improving the lives of underserved patients and advancing value-based care. 

Licenses/Certifications:

• Community Health Worker (CHW) certification through a college-level program. 

State-Specific Requirements: 

• Ohio Plan: CHW certification through a college-level program or LPN or LCSW license required. Valid driver’s license required. 
• Michigan Plan: CHW certification preferred but not required. Valid driver’s license required. 
• Illinois Plan: CHW certification preferred but not required. Valid driver’s license required. 
• Medicare: CHW certification through a college-level program or LPN license required. 
• Valid driver’s license required. 
• Kentucky Plan: CHW certification preferred but not required. Valid driver’s license required. 

• Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where the expectation is to work both in office and at home on a weekly basis. The office is located at 19500 HWY 249, Suite 570 Houston, TX 77070.
• The total compensation target pay range for this role is: $23 - $28 per hour. The range represents our national target range for this role.