Community Health Worker - Bilingual Spanish Preferred

Company: Sentara Health
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: March 5, 2025

Job Description:

City/State
Harrisonburg, VA

Overview

Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Medical Group is seeking to hire an individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker.

Position Location: Harrisonburg, VA (rotation between clinic 8-5 pm and mobile bus)

Position Status: Full-time

Standard Working Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10:00 am -7:00 pm and Fridays, 8-5 pm (varies on mobile bus)

Night or weekend flexibility is needed for occasional community events.

Works in collaboration with the 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 illness. 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.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Valid Driver's License
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  • Bilingual Preferred English- Spanish
  • Ability to write, type, and speak in preferred languages
  • Experience working in a community-based setting preferred
  • Experience working in community events and organizing events is preferred.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
    
    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 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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