Community Health Worker

Community Health WorkerCottage Health seeks a Community Health Worker for their Population Health department responsible for providing culturally appropriate health education, resource navigation, referral, support, and care coordination for Cottage Health patients and vulnerable populations in the community. Includes support for patients through the discharge process and facilitates connection to social needs, referral, patient goal setting, and follow-up care post-discharge. Responsibilities include:The CHW is responsible for completing basic health and social needs assessments, providing patient referrals and follow-up, completing digital documentation, and facilitating verbal and written communication for patients and their caregivers.Lived experience and an understanding of the local community challenges with the populations being served is essential.This position reports to the Manager of Community and Parish Nursing and works closely with varying departments at Cottage Health.Minimum: Lived experience in the Hispanic/Latinx community.Preferred: One year of experience working in a community health or related service, including volunteer or internship positions in a community setting.