Community Health Worker
Job Number: OB-900-910-003
Number of Hours: .4 or 32 hours/pay period
Location: Hancock, MI
Description: The Community Health Worker is responsible for encouraging patient and provider shared decision making, promoting healthy patient behaviors that reduce risk, improving medication adherence, furthering patient self-management skills and linking the clinical care provided by the Health Center with community-based social supports. The goal of this position is to effectively educate, motivate and support patient in pursuing behavior and lifestyle modifications that improve health status and quality of life. Position offers a flexible working schedule.
Required Education, Training, Certification/Licensure and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver’s license and able to travel with use of a personal vehicle and produce a copy of current auto insurance certificate
- Must possess the ability to read and interpret documents
- Must possess the ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Must possess the ability to speak effectively before individuals and small groups
- Must possess the ability to interact respectfully with diverse cultural and socio-economic populations
- Prior community health worker experience, preferred
