Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker

Monday to Friday
Full-time (40 hours per week)

Starting at $16 an hour

Locations available: Morristown, TN

Cherokee Health Systems is seeking compassionate, service-oriented individuals to join our team! Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to the community? There is nothing more rewarding than knowing what you do at the end of the day matters to someone.

Who we are:

Cherokee Health Systems is a comprehensive healthcare organization caring for over 70,000 patients across 13 counties in Tennessee. We provide integrated primary medical, behavioral, dental, optometry, and clinical pharmacy services through our nationally recognized integrated model of care. Cherokee Health Systems is a unique “hybrid safety net”, holding designations as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility, and Licensed Community Mental Health Center. We are committed to serving our mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay, through innovation, excellence, and teamwork. We are a resilient organization, strengthened by collaboration across all functions of the system, including clinical care, finance, human resources, information technology, and operations.

About our Community Health Workers:

Our Community Health Workers are responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with the community, care teams, and patients. Their main goal is to educate and link patients to care. By supporting our patients, providers, and community, our Community Health Workers engage in valuable clinical, research, and advocacy initiatives to increase our patient's awareness of available health prevention services and research opportunities at Cherokee Health Systems.

What we are looking for:

A compassionate advocate that has a high school diploma with 1 to 2 years' experience with linking patients with various community resources.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with clinical and administrative leadership to support education, community outreach, and program development to enhance access to care, with specific focus on marginalized populations
• Provide advocacy, linkage, and referral to CHS and community resources.
• Develop working relationships with community resources including those providing services to target populations.
• Collaborate with existing community partners to maintain relationships, enhance access to care, linkage to care, and address gaps in care for potential patients.
• Promote health education and encourage patients to establish a healthcare home.
• Attending community events to disseminate educational material on health conditions including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, Hep C, substance misuse, as well as efforts at prevention including PrEP, PEP, and risk reduction strategies.
• Coordinate communication and engagement efforts for CHS research programs as designated by Director of Research and Health Equity
• Collaborate with CHS’ Director of Development to coordinate and manage CHS social media accounts to promote resources and programs offered at CHS and within community
• Educate and encourage community members and potential patients to engage in preventative care.
• Educate community members about the benefits of health research and encourage participation
• Complete reporting requirements as required/requested.
• Maintain professional relationships with patients and with other staff and maintain appropriate interpersonal boundaries.
• Other duties as assigned.

Please note to be considered for this or other positions with Cherokee, we do require a completed application (www.cherokeehealth.com/careers). Candidates who complete the company's application will be given first consideration for an interview.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Cherokee Health Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or genetics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: In person