Why MCR Health?

A career at MCR Health offers exciting opportunities with one of the largest Healthcare companies in the areas we serve. Now, more than ever, we are looking for exceptional people to support our passion to provide "Exceptional Care to Everyone, Every Time", and to support our Mission to serve everyone. Whether you are providing direct patient care or in other areas of our Company, you can find a home here. We invite you to be part of our community where you can grow your career and serve with your heart.

In our time of Company growth, we seek a Community Outreach Specialist.

Work Location(s): Bradenton, FL

As part of this role, you will:

• Conducts patient education regarding healthy lifestyles in individual or group settings
• Documents and maintains logs on education sessions to include patient(s) in attendance and topics addressed
• Assists providers in patient instruction
• Assists in data collection for continuing quality improvement purposes
• Screen and evaluate patients to determine the educational sessions that would best suit their needs

• Minimum High School Graduate or GED equivalent required
• 1 years’ experience with outreach or community-related service preferred
• 1 years’ informal or formal training experience (preferably in healthcare) preferred
• Must be able to work a flexible shift within a 40-hour workweek
• Must have reliable transportation to travel throughout Manatee and/or DeSoto Counties throughout the worked shift
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Experience interacting with diverse and multicultural populations
• Knowledge of local Hispanic social service agencies, churches, labor camps, packing houses, farms, and apartment complexes beneficial

The Community Outreach Specialist is responsible for coordinating and conducting screening and education for the migrant/seasonal farmworkers and their families. The Community Outreach Worker provides literature and handouts at various locations throughout Manatee and DeSoto Counties which include, but are not limited to, farms, groceries, housing complexes, retail stores, churches, and social events.

**MCR Health is a drug-free workplace. All job applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and background check.