Community Health Worker - Days

Hourly Pay Range:

Position Highlights:

• Sign on bonus: None
• Position: Community Health Worker
• Location: Swedish Hospital, Chicago
• Full Time/ - 40 hours/week
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Required Travel: None

A Brief Overview:
A frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a deep connection or understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.

What you will do:

• Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with patients and their families while providing culturally appropriate support and encouragement. (100% embedded in all responsibilities and functions)
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with social workers, discharge planners, clinical care teams, department leaders and other personnel assigned to the patient. (100% embedded in all responsibilities and functions)
• Assess and/or address patient's needs in the area of housing, food insecurity, transportation and other non-medical areas that influence a patient's health outcomes (Social Determinants of Health).
• In partnership with patient care teams, provides support for patients in gaining access to medical services, screenings, prescription medication and durable medical equipment.
• Assist patients with getting access to social services and other community-based resources.
• Follows up with patients via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings where patients can meet.
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient contacts and document patient's needs, action plan and outcomes in the medical record system.
• Represents the organization at various community events.
• Participate in continuing education, trainings and CHW organizations.

What you will need:

• High School Required Or
• Diploma or Vocational Degree Required
• 2 Years Community-Based Experience.
• Strong passion, leadership and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively work with multi-cultural, diverse populations.
• Ability to effectively engage in conversations, motivate and encourage patients to take steps to maintain and improve their health.
• Creative thinker with ability to problem solve and brainstorm solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a part of a patient care team.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Leadership and community education experience.
• Basic computer skills required. Experience with EPIC EMR preferred.
• Fluency in Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Hindi, or Arabic a plus.
• Patient Advocate Certification Preferred

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.