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Community Health Worker(Chew)-Full Time-Days-Detroit

Company

Henry Ford Health
Address , Detroit, Mi
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-07-13
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description

This role serves as a liaison, link or intermediary between health, social services and the community to facilitate access to services, and improve the quality of service delivery. This role also serves as an advocate for patients, a resource, and a vital part of the interprofessional healthcare team. Educates patients, engages and assists them in managing their healthcare needs. Provides non-clinical paraprofessional duties and is thoroughly familiar with the patients¿ community and the resources available. Collaborates with healthcare staff, community based healthcare, social service and other providers.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Previous experience as a community health worker, preferred.
  • Previous experience conducting chronic disease education classes, preferred.
  • Previous experience conducting home and/or clinic visits with patients and their primary care providers, preferred.
  • High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

Certification as a Community Health Worker or a willingness to become certified.

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a

$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites

including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and

other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system

now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one

of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the

health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s

major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and

remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical

education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing

in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,

pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.

Benefits

Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or

making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry

Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice

Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are

dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance

and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an

employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program

(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.