Community Health Worker, Mobile Health, Extra On-call at Trinity Health

Employment Type:Part timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:Community Health Worker - Mobile Health Extra Staffing / On-Call (EOC-0)A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a remarkable understanding of the community. This trusting relationship with the community enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health system and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural proficiency of service this role works to improve health outcomes and eliminate racial ethnic and economic disparities in those outcomes. Plays an important role in building individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach health education informal counseling social support and advocacy.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:1. Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community based on personal lived experience and the ability to articulate the lived experience and perspective.2. High school diploma or GED. Plus one to three (1-3) years of community involvement experience. Must obtain a Trinity Health or equivalent CHW certification within three months of hire.3. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.4. Work requires ability to communicate orally and to hear or communicate with focus population. Bi-lingual skills to work with patients in their native language are preferred; certification as a qualified medical interpreter/translator is a plus5. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is preferred.6. Must be comfortable working and serving in a diverse and inclusive environment and operating in a collaborative shared leadership environment with clinical supervision where applicable.7. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy mission vision goals and values of Trinity Health.PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS1. Must be able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to them as they change frequently. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.2. Must have access to timely and reliable transportation.3. Must be able to maintain healthy boundaries with individuals and practice self-care.4. Must be able to travel to the patients homes as needed.5. Must be able to work from home as needed.6. Must possess the ability to comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.PAY RANGE: 21.23 to 28.65Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law. Key Skills Abinitio,Lotus Notes,Advocacy,Apache Tomcat,Informatica,Interpretation Experience: years Vacancy: 1