Community Health Worker - Bilingual Spanish Preferred
Company: Sentara Health
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
City/State
Harrisonburg, VA
Overview
Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)
Works in collaboration with the Community Case Manager and other
healthcare team members to provide comprehensive and coordinated
care. Engages in interventions to improve self-management skills
and improve quality of life for patients with chronic and/or
complex illnesses. Provides education and behavior modification
strategies and provides social support to patients and families.
Acts as a patient advocate and healthcare navigator in assisting
with resource allocation and management. Will require a flexible
schedule which includes working nights and weekends as needed when
working with a community.
Highly Preferred:
Required Qualifications:
Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits
to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Tuition
Reimbursement, a 401k/403B, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career
Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more.
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that
encourages community involvement and creates unlimited
opportunities for development and growth.
Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about
our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a
team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to
be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!
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Job Summary
Works in collaboration with the Continuum Case Manager and other
healthcare team members to provide comprehensive and coordinated
care. Engages in interventions to improve self-management skills
and improve quality of life for patients with chronic and/or
complex illnesses. Provides education and behavior modification
strategies and provides social support to patients and families.
Acts as a patient advocate and healthcare navigator in assisting
with resource allocation and management.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, Tigrinya, Arabic, or Russian, is
preferred. Experience working in a community-based setting
preferred, experience working in community events and organizing
events is preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology is
preferred.
Qualifications:
HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)
Driver's License - Certification - Other/National, Driver License -
Certification - North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV),
Driver License - Certification - Virginia Department of Motor
Vehicles (VDMV)
Skills
Active Listening, Communication, Instructing, Social
Perceptiveness, Speaking, Writing
Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness
of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity,
inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization
to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some
clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations
are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to
expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload
your diploma or transcript at time of application.
In support of our mission to improve health every day, this is a
tobacco-free environment.
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