1 Community Health Worker- Social Determinants Job in Neptune, NJ
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HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION is Hiring a Community Health Worker- Social Determinants Near Neptune, NJ
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Community-Health Workers (CHWs) provide social support, navigation, and advocacy to high-risk low-income patients within the communities they serve in order to help them reach their health goals. CHWs act as caring neighbors to help patients address the social, medical and community problems that lead to poor health. The goal is to help patients deal with the `real life' issues that keep them from staying healthy, help with the tasks of getting medical care, and work on health goals by doing things like planning healthy meals or finding time to exercise.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Experience with accessing social service resources available for New Jersey.
- Must be proficient in MS Word/Google Suite and computer data entry.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to carry out written and oral instructions.
- Ability to receive and address feedback.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Ability to exercise judgment in the application of professional services.
- Comfortable with telephonic outreach, home visits and outreach in the community.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Prior experience as an outreach worker (or related title) is a plus.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Bilingual/Multilingual with ability to pass language fluency test.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Job Summary
Full Time
Hospital
$80k-100k (estimate)
01/18/2024
04/11/2024
hackensackumc.org
EDISON, NJ
7,500 - 15,000
1888
NGO/NPO/NFP/Organization/Association
ROBERT CHARLES GARRETT
$1B - $3B
Hospital
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About HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION
HackensackUMC is a research and teaching hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services.
