Community Health Worker

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

FLSA Status:  Non Exempt - Union

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent required. 
2. Minimum one (1) year experience working in a medical or behavioral health care or social service setting.
3. Minimum of one (1) year working with low income, diverse populations.
4. Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
5. Must obtain Michigan Community Health Worker certification and CMS Marketplace navigator certification within one year of hire.
6. Must be able to work evenings and weekends shifts at clinic location.
7. Valid Michigan Driver’s License; active insurance and a reliable transportation to be used for work related travel required.

Job Mission:    

To link clinic patients to resources and benefits to address social determinants of health to promote engagement in medical and/or behavioral care.

Performance Standards:

1. Engage clinic patients who have been identified as having social needs in a thorough screening and assessment process and link them with needed resources and benefits.
2. Provide ongoing case management, care coordination, and follow up until all needs have been resolved.
3. Participate in multidiscipline meetings with clinic staff to coordinate care.
4. Assure all data and documentation is uploaded in all assigned electronic client management databases.
5. Carry out all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Hours & Wage

$24.01 per hour plus shift premium

40 hours per week; 52 weeks per year

One (1) opening

Location

Pontiac, MI 

Job Requirements in an 8 hour day:

1. Sit – 5 hours
2. Stand – 1 hour
3. Walk – 2 hour
4. Bend/Stoop – 0 hour

Movements:

1. Crawl: No
2. Reach Above: No
3. Crouch: No
4. Balancing: No
5. Squat: No
6. Climb: Yes (Stairs at offsite businesses): No
7. Shoulder level: No
8. Kneel: No
9. Pushing: No
10. Weight carried: up to 10 lbs.
11. Weight lifted: up to 10 lbs.

OLHSA IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER