Community Health Worker - Nevada Health Centers, Inc.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
About the Job
Are you looking for a career to be a part of a great culture of support and growth? Then welcome you made it to the job posting for you!
At Nevada Health Centers, we look for people who will embrace our vision of excellent service. Who have the desire to serve and make a difference in our communities. We value as an organization diversity and inclusion. If you can see yourself here and can deliver a positive impact, then check out some of the details below!
Summary of the position:
Community Health Worker’s (CHW) are certified health educators working to advocate, integrate and coordinate services across the continuum of health for the prevention and management of chronic disease. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, help people get the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs. The CHW is an integral part of the practice team. The practice team includes providers, medical assistants, nurses, dental team and BH teams. Using team-based care concepts the CHW will attend team huddles and meetings as well as perform pre-visit planning to ensure preventive screenings are completed. The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources, and adopt healthy behaviors. The CHW is responsible for identifying patients served by NVHC and monitoring selected patients to ensure compliance with screenings and treatment plans in all service lines. The CHW will participate in training programs to learn the best-practice methods for effective patient navigation and/or education. The CHWs will report up to the CMO of Clinical Services via the VP of Quality Management.
Requirements of the position:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate of Completion required or the ability to obtain certification within 6 months from date of hire
- Bilingual (Spanish) is strongly recommended
- Ability to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) Training Certification
- Experience in a medical office and/or healthcare setting with a diverse patient population helpful.
About our company:
Established in 1977, Nevada Health Centers is the largest provider of primary care for the uninsured, underinsured, and geographically isolated, with 17 health centers, three mobile health programs, and seven Women, Infants, and Children offices.
Our mission:
To provide access to quality healthcare services throughout Nevada.
Our vision:
To create an integrated, provider-led healthcare system that supports the delivery of safe, effective, quality-based primary care to all Nevadans.
Nevada Health Centers (NVHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) commonly called a Community Health Center (CHC). Patients are not discriminated against in the delivery of healthcare services based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, genetic information or source of payment.
Nevada Health Centers will provide equal opportunity employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person shall be discriminated against in employment because of race, color, gender, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or intellectual disability marital status, parental status, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.