Community Health Advocate

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Company: Oak Street Health

Location: Eastgate / Hazel Park

Position Summary

Vehicle Required for this position, mileage reimbursed

Community Health Advocates (CHAs) work one-on-one with high-risk patients to get to know them as people and help them do the things that they think will improve their health such as offering a listening ear, connecting them to resources like food delivery, navigating the health system, or working out with them at the YMCA. This is an autonomous position which requires a consistent drive for excellence, ability to make appropriate and timely decisions, listen with empathy, and use effective problem-solving skills. CHAs are responsible for thorough and accurate documentation and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary care team.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and achieve established benchmarks for patient care
• Meet patients in their homes, at the hospitals or primary care clinic and conduct open-ended needs assessment to understand broadly what patients’ goals are for their health.
• Use motivational interviewing to help patients create person-centered action plans for reaching their health goals.
• Provide a wide variety of support (including emotional support, referral to community based resources, social services, clinical services, etc.) based on CHA discretion and available resources.
• Make weekly contact (follow‐up calls and/or home visits) to patients
• Coordinate and communicate with clinical care teams to provide relevant information about patient’s goals, clinical emergencies, and patients concerns, and to obtain medical information needed to inform CHA work
• Co-facilitate a weekly support group for patients, where applicable
• Work with other CHAs and staff to create a directory of community resources (e.g. food banks, housing assistance programs, childcare resources, etc.
• Other duties, as assigned
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Degree Requirements And Minimum Experience Required

• High School Diploma required.
• Long-time resident of assigned location and good knowledge of the resources of these communities.
• Comfortable with home visits and outreach
• Prior experience as an outreach worker a plus
  
  

Skill Requirements

• Ability to exercise good judgment with patients, clinical care teams, others involved in the delivery of interventions
• Ability to effectively manage time and tasks, prioritize, and stay organized
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional active listening skills
• Proficient in MS Word and computer data entry
• US work authorization
• Someone who embodies being “Oaky”
  
  

What does being Oaky look like?

• Radiating positive energy
• Assuming good intentions
• Creating an unmatched patient experience
• Driving clinical excellence
• Taking ownership and delivering results
• Being relentlessly determined
  
  

Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to rebuild healthcare as it should be, providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We are an organization on the move! With over 200 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody Oaky values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits

• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
• New centers and flexible work environments
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement
  
  

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.

Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$18.50 - $35.29

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/31/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.