Community Health Worker

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Mon - Friday

Position Summary

The Community Health Worker is part of an interdisciplinary care team that assists in care coordination, informing patients on community resources, and improving population health.

Responsibilities

• Performs cross continuum care activities, which may include coordinating care between primary care clinics, specialty care clinics, urgent care clinics, or other sites of care, as appropriate.
• Engages in outbound communication to patients and keep them engaged in their care, set-up appointments, and prompt them to act.
• Helps patients access community resources which may include scheduling appointments.
• Establishes contact with community partners, travel is required.
• Develop tools to educate peers on patient advocacy and community resources.
• Participates in community health fairs and events.
• Educates the care team on available community resources.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of health care related experience
• Current Washington State Driver’s License; and proof of a safe driving record (which meets established MHS Standards) obtained by a motor vehicle report from the appropriate state.
• Experience in utilization management, community resources, and/or financial and quality issues affecting patient care, preferred
• Community Health Worker experience, preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $24.58 - $35.36 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.