Community Health Worker Hybrid

Job Description

This role follows a hybrid work schedule; however, we can only consider applicants who will be able to commute to our Los Angeles work location a few times per week. If hired you must reside in the commutable area.

The Community Health Worker is responsible for facilitating and supporting community engagement strategies that advance public health and cancer screening efforts. The Community Health Worker will lead outreach activities, strengthen collaborations with community partners, and provide technical assistance to advance health equity across this project.

The Community Health Worker supports patients and their social and health needs by helping them navigate and access community resources, social services, and medical systems. Serves as a liaison between Cedars-Sinai and the community to facilitate access to services through assessment, care coordination, and other case management activities. The Community Health Worker is community based but will often partner cross-functionally with Cedars-Sinai team members, including but not limited to, medical providers, social workers, and case managers to provide intensive personal support to patients to ensure that all health needs are met.

• Develop and implement community engagement strategies.
• Support and deliver community-based culturally responsive cancer education efforts, including outreach and workshops.
• Develop a list of resources and organizations that promote cancer screening and follow up care to share with community partners.
• Engage, build rapport, establish a trusting relationship and continuous candid communication with patients/participants and patient/participant support systems.
• Assess social determinants of health needs in patients/participants and document appropriately.
• Determine social determinants of health concerns/gaps, develop a plan to address moderate social and health disparities.
• Assist patients/participants with problem-solving barriers to health stabilization by identifying, locating, connecting to and navigating needed community and medical system services including visiting patients at their homes, accompanying patients to appointments and assisting patients with completing forms to access needed services.
• Conduct proactive follow up with patients/participants and families to reduce barriers in accessing resources.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with other disciplines of the health care team including medical providers, social workers, case managers, and other patient navigators.
• Establish professional relationships and partner with community stakeholders, community resources, health plans and providers by participating in local community engagement activities with local agencies e.g. community based organizations, social service agencies, faith-based organizations, community centers, government agencies, etc. to promote support for continued involvement and cooperation in community health projects.
• Identify gaps in community resources and support the implementation of new solutions or services to close identified gaps.
• Disseminate community resource updates to Cedars-Sinai staff and community stakeholders.
• Work independently to fulfill general requests; work with internal team to solve more complex issues.
• Provide overall programmatic support, including meeting coordination, data collection and analysis, and other administrative duties as assigned.

• To facilitate field clinic and/or special event setup, employees may be required to use their personal vehicles to transport necessary equipment and supplies from the office to the site.

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1 year Experience in community-level health education or related field
• CA Class A or B Commercial Driver License
• Heartsaver CPR Certification - Required for mobile clinics/COACH Program, within 60 days of hire.

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Community Health and/or related
• 2 years Experience working with vulnerable populations, homeless individuals/families, people with mental illness and substance use disorders.