Community Health Worker - Travel

Community Health Worker I - Travel to multiple locations

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Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, focusing on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients.

The Community Health Worker will serve as an integral member of Harris Health's interdisciplinary care team, partnering to help patients improve their health holistically. The CHW works directly with patients to assess needs across all aspects of their lives, including economic, social, and physical and mental health. The information gathered supports the development of a team-based action plan. The CHW will be the point person for a panel of patients, available to provide assistance, and supported by a care team.

• School
  
  Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Texas DSHS CHW Certification required within 1 year of employment
• Work Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of experience with patient navigation, care management, or direct service provision to patients in community health/outreach, social resource agencies, or health care settings
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Bilingual Skills (preferred) – Spanish/English or English/Vietnamese
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Writing/Correspondence
• Proficiencies:
  Personal Computer

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  Analytical Abilities, Electronic Medical Record – average skills achieved upon training
• Work Schedule:
  
  Flexible, Travel, Weekends, Eligible for Telecommute

• The CHW must have access to reliable transportation to travel to worksites throughout Harris County.
• Have a passion for working within the community they are a part of, or have been a part of in the past.
• Want to improve the health of patients and communities.
• Is a self-starter and a thinker who is eager to learn, improve, and grow.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Other

Hospitals and Health Care