Job Title: Community Health Worker

Position Location: Remote – Candidates must be located around Lehigh, PA

Work schedule: Monday-Friday with weekend work once a quarter

Field Travel needed over 50% of the time (Travel will be reimbursable)

Job Description:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be responsible for helping members to navigate and access medical care, community services/resources and develop healthy behaviors. The CHW will act as a caring neighbor to help members address the social, medical and community problems that lead to poor health (SDoH/HRSN). As a priority, interactions will promote, maintain, and improve the health of members and their families. This includes to provide social support and advocate for individuals and community health needs.

• Establish trusting relationship with members.

• Make follow up calls and community visits to ensure member is connected to community services.

• Meet member in medical setting to ensure member has comprehensive and coordinated care.

• Assist member with completion of applications for medical or social benefits.

• Document all member encounters in documentation platform.

• Maintain excellent working relationships with members, families, providers and CBOs.

• Knowledge of community resources

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED completed.

• Bilingual – English and Spanish

• Lived experience in the community served.

• Ability to become a certified CHW.