Community Health Worker - Bilingual Spanish Preferred

Company: Sentara Health
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: March 28, 2025

Job Description:

City/State
Harrisonburg, VA

Work Shift
First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Medical Group is seeking to hire an individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker

Position Location: Harrisonburg, VA (rotation between clinic 8-5 pm and mobile bus)

Position Status: Full-time Days

Standard Working Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10:00 am -7:00 pm and Fridays, 8-5 pm (varies on mobile bus)

Night or weekend flexibility is needed for occasional community events.

Overview

Works in collaboration with the Case Manager and other healthcare team members to provide comprehensive and coordinated care. Engages in interventions to improve self-management skills and improve quality of life for patients with chronic and/or complex illness. Provides education and behavior modification strategies and provides social support to patients and families. Acts as a patient advocate and healthcare navigator in assisting with resource allocation and management.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
  
  Certification/Licensure
  
  • Driver's License-Certification-Other/National
    
    Experience
    
    • Bilingual Preferred English- Spanish
    • Ability to write, type, and speak in preferred languages
    • Experience working in a community-based setting preferred
    • Experience working in community events and organizing events is preferred.
    • Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
      
      Keywords: Talroo-Allied Health, Monster, Community Health Worker, Community Health Care
      We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is:$17.31 - $28.85
      
      Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
      
      --- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
      
      --- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
      
      --- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
      
      --- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
      
      --- Emergency Backup Care
      
      --- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
      
      --- Life Insurance
      
      --- 401k/403B with Employer Match
      
      --- Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
      
      --- Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
      
      --- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
      
      ---Pet Insurance
      ---Legal Resources Plan
      ---Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
      
      Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
      
      In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.
      
      For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
      
      Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Associated topics: case management, development manager, liaison, plan, project, program development, program management, project development, project management, resource development

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