Lead Community Health Worker

Lead Community Health Worker  – 3020 POPULATION HEALTH - HEALTH EQUITY WA SMMC WALLA WALLA at St Mary Medical Center - Walla Walla

The Community Health worker Lead reports to the Manager of Population Health SEWA and promotes comprehensive health and well-being within the community they reside in.  Community health workers or CHWs are an integral member of patient-centered health teams. They walk along side neighborhood residents to achieve and maintain their ideal state of physical and mental health through prevention, education, and access to appropriate treatment. The lead CHW can complete moderately advanced and complex tasks, documentation, outreach, strategy work, and problem solving without direct supervision due to their education or community experience. 

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St. Mary Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Shift: Average 40 hours per week, Day shift, Full-time position. 

Required Qualifications:

• Upon request: Driving may be necessary as part of this role. Caregivers are required to comply with all state laws and requirements for driving. Caregivers will be expected to provide proof of driver license and auto insurance upon request. See policy for additional information
• Related community experience
• 1 year experience in healthcare

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Health or Social work related field.
• Applicants who have lived the experience/need

Why Join Providence?  

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

 

 

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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