Community Health Worker

Description

Position: Community Health Worker
Location: Rockport, ME
Schedule: Full-Time

Overview:
Join the MaineHealth Community Health Department as a Community Health Worker and play a vital role in helping patients access resources and services, support disease self-management, and coordinate culturally appropriate care. This position combines health and wellness coaching with care management and transition support to provide a holistic approach to patient well-being.

Position Highlights:

• Work within a team-based, patient-centered care management model.
• Support patients and their families in understanding and managing medical conditions.
• Provide care coordination and support for chronic disease management.
• Assist with complex care planning, including medication review and education.
• Help patients complete advanced care directives, insurance paperwork, MaineCare applications, and disability forms.
• Address social determinants of health such as food insecurity, housing instability, transportation barriers, medication access, and health literacy.

What You'll Do:
As a Community Health Worker, you will make a meaningful impact by identifying and addressing barriers to care, including affordability, transportation, housing, food security, and literacy. You'll interact with patients through phone, virtual visits, face-to-face meetings, and community or in-home visits-tailored to meet individual needs.

You'll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to bridge clinical care with community resources, helping to improve health outcomes and enhance the patient experience. Please note: This role does not involve providing hands-on medical care or patient transportation.

Make a difference in the lives of patients and contribute to a healthier community-join our team today!

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
2. License/Certifications: If driving required for role, Valid Driver's license, clean driving record, and personal vehicle for use required.
3. Experience: Two years of experience working in a social service or health care setting or equivalent educational setting preferred.
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Must be a resident of the community being served with good knowledge of the resources of their community.
5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Basic computer skills preferred.

If you have questions about this role, please contact Alyssa K. Lewis at alyssa.lewis@mainehealth.org