Overview:
WiredPeople invites applicants to join our growing team as a Community Health Worker that provides critical services to state public health entities. The selected candidate must be a Certified Community Health Worker and located in Lancaster County. The selected candidate will be part-time and work an average of no more than 30 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
- Through direct community outreach to children and families living within the Clinton Elementary School attendance zone (Clinton Elementary, A.R. Rucker Middle School, Lancaster High School) in Lancaster County.
- This certified Community Health Worker (CHW) will be responsible for helping these individuals access public health and other healthcare system resources.
- This CHW works closely with community partners to provide culturally appropriate health education and information, give social support and informal counseling, and advocate for individuals and community health needs.
- CHWs build trusting relationships with their clients and strive to improve the health of the patients they serve.
Qualifications:
- Must be a Certified Community Health Worker
- Interpersonal skills to promote positive interactions with patients and health care professionals.
- Interviewing skills to assess patients’ needs.
- Organizational skills to maintain accurate records for multiple patients.
- Strong oral communication skills to convey health information in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Basic understanding of medical terminology, human anatomy and common conditions and treatments.
- Problem-solving ability to help overcome obstacles to care.
- Public-speaking skills to give effective presentations to large groups.
- Computer skills to use email, word processing, spreadsheet and patient records management software.
WiredPeople provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, WiredPeople complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
