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Peach Tree Healthcare has an immediate opening for a community Health Worker in our Marysville location. Must have the Covid-19 vaccination and be able to show proof .
This is a full-time position, working Monday through Friday at our Marysville facility. Position Hours for Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm.
Peach Tree offers competitive wages and a great health care benefits package with medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance and other supplemental insurance packages.
Since our founding in 1991, Peach Tree has operated under the mission of providing personalized, high-quality health services to patients across the life cycle, regardless of ability to pay. Our service population has always been primarily composed of patients who face unequal access to care because of their membership in historically underinvested communities. Peach Tree Health provides comprehensive medical, dental, vision and behavioral healthcare services across the life span in the Northern California Counties of Butte, Sacramento, Sutter, and Yuba. Peach Tree Health operates four community health center sites, a mobile dental clinic and two vision clinics which serve over 32,000 patients. Peach Tree’s services target the uninsured and underserved families throughout the region.
The Community Health Worker (CHW) functions as a member of a multidisciplinary team that conducts patient support to help achieve good health practices. Primary responsibilities include facilitation of health improvement, health promotion, health program development and support, disease prevention activities, and coordination with other partners within the community. CHWs assist clients by helping to resolve personal issues and identify resources to meet client needs. The CHW helps clients by providing support and counseling to individuals dealing with issues such as requiring basic behavioral health and medical care, substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation and navigating human relationships. Most CHW duties will be conducted in the community, on the streets, and on site at the clinic. The CHW will also lead and organize community group activities and outreach events. The CHW will perform all tasks to support patient access to care, and services to reduce barriers to care, and increase access to social and health resources such as enrollments for Medi-Cal/Medicare programs, State, County, and Federal programs. Must be able to work non-traditional hours to be able to attend community events. Bilingual preferred, Spanish/Punjabi.
Education Required: High school graduate or equivalent.
Education Preferred: Associate Degree (or equivalent college credits) in Human Services or related field preferred. Community Health Worker Certification preferred or ability to attain within 6 months of employment. Covered CA Counselor Certification preferred.
Experience: Experience in outdoor, community level work with low income, diverse populations including persons impacted upon by mental illness or chronic illness highly desirable. Experience working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness preferred. Experience with the administration of other state/county/federal public assistance programs is desirable. Individuals with shared experiences with potential clients, including histories of incarceration, homelessness, mental illness, alcohol/drug use of disorder, etc. and experience navigating associated service delivery systems are strongly encouraged to apply
Must be able to travel to different clinic sites and community events. Must have flexibility in work schedule as this position will be required to attend weekend or evening events.
Tools: Calculators or accessories; Photocopiers; Scanners; Faxing equipment; Computers and Keyboards; Telephones
Technology: Data software - NextGen; Microsoft Office programs; Electronic Mail – Microsoft Outlook
Clerical, Customer and Personal Service, English Language; Medical Terminology, Behavioral Health Terminology, HIPAA rules and the use of protected health information (PHI)
Oral Comprehension; Oral Expression; Written Comprehension; Written Expression; Problem Sensitivity; Deductive Reasoning; Inductive Reasoning; Near Vision; Speech Clarity; Selective Attention; Speech Recognition; Flexibility in finding solutions to patient issues.
Full Time
$75k-90k (estimate)
02/03/2024
05/10/2024
pthealthcare.org
Marysville, CA
<25
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