Community Health Worker/Promotor(a) de Salud
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Zócalo HealthHealthcare
Amador County, CaliforniaFull-TimeMiddle
Salary27 - 30 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Languages
- Fluency (verbal and written) in English and Spanish.
- Experience
- 1-3 years healthcare experience; 2-5 years of community work, advocacy, engagement, or organizing.
- Required Skills
- Google Workspace
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Fluency in English and Spanish (verbal and written).
- Must possess a Community Health Worker certification -OR- demonstrate 2,000+ hours of CHW work in the past three years with a willingness to obtain certification within 18 months.
- 1-3 years of healthcare experience or healthcare navigation within the community.
- 2-5 years of community work, advocacy, engagement, or organizing experience.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Willingness to travel to support community events and in-person patient appointments.
- Reliable source of transportation.
- Comfortable working with multiple computer applications simultaneously.
- Ability to train others.
Responsibilities
- Play an active role in patient registration and enrollment, including organizing community engagement and outbound calls to patients.
- Conduct outreach (virtually and in-person) to patients scheduled for appointments and complete initial intake.
- Engage with a panel of assigned patients to provide care navigation, appointment logistics, prescription drug support, lab support, referral coordination, care plan adherence, and resource sharing.
- Assess for social determinants of health (SDOH) needs and enroll patients in SDOH programs, including care planning development, referral to community resources, coaching, and graduation planning.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to contribute to care plans, triage requests, and solve complex patient needs.
- Participate in community events to support patient activation and trust-building, including relationship-building with key contacts, facilitating group education sessions, and liaising with community organizations.
- Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health education and information.
- Assist with federal and state support program enrollment, appointment scheduling, referrals, and promoting continuity of care.
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