Community Health Worker

Sadler Health Center is recruiting a Community Health Workers to join our team based out of our Carlisle or our West Shore Clinic!

We are looking for those who can establish, build and maintain trusting working relationships with patients and their families in order to assess and identify what appropriate programs they may need or are eligible for. In this role you will work closely with our team of care coordinators, patient enrollment specialists, pharmaceutical support team and case managers.

You will be expected to provide support to our patients and their families to establish primary care for health, dental, vision, behavioral health and assist patients and navigate systems to obtain resources or arrange for transportation to appointments when needed.

At times you will assist in communication between providers and patients and involved loved ones to ensure service needs are achieved.

You must be comfortable with maintaining communications by both phone interaction and face to face visits.

Travel within our service are of Perry and Cumberland county is required.

One position will be based out of Carlisle and the other out of our West Shore Clinic.

At Sadler, you will be able to part of an unique, team-oriented care model that provides comprehensive primary care including medical, dental, behavioral health, medication-assisted treatments and case management services to our patients. We believe excellence in quality and excellence in service are the foundation of everything we do. Join us in our Mission to advance the health of our community by providing inclusive, high quality and compassionate care.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Qualifications:

• Works independently and is self-directed.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and coordinates multiple activities and tasks.
• Graduate from an accredited Medical/ Dental assisting training program
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications; Word, Excel and Outlook
• Customer Service experience
• Effectively communicates orally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively and professionally represent the organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Remains calm and effective in high pressure and emergency situations.
• Ability to organize data and medical records in a manner consistent with national standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be dependable and able to maintain punctual attendance and willingness to accommodate a flexible work schedule.

Preferred:

• Bilingual language skills.
• Secondary education in a clinical area of focus such as Certification as a Medical Assistant or Community Health Worker
• Experience working with a diverse patient population which may include low income, multi-ethnic populations in a community health clinic setting.
• Electronic Health Record experience
• Experience in case management
• Experience with data reporting/healthcare information technology

Pay for this role is $21/hr

Must acquire Community Health Worker Certification within 12 months.

Sadler Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center with offices in Carlisle, PA , Mechanicsburg , PA and Loysville, PA

Equal Opportunity Employer

We provide opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.