Community Health Worker - Wheelhouse Health Navigation : Job Details

Position type: Part Time, 10-15 hours/week, for 3-6 months duration Pay: $27/hour

CHW Certification: We can work with you to obtain certification. This is an excellent opportunity to complete your 1000 hours of experience required for certification.

About Us:

Wheelhouse Health is your trusted partner in navigating the complex healthcare system. We offer a comprehensive range of services to make your healthcare journey as smooth as possible. We help with securing primary care physicians, scheduling appointments, facilitating transportation to and from medical visits, understanding your insurance coverage and appealing billing decisions. With multilingual support, we ensure accessibility to our services in your preferred language.

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker. This person will be joining a newly formed startup organization, and will be tasked with conducting screening calls, scheduling visits and communicating logistics with our clients. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible individual who has a strong advocacy background and is willing to tackle a wide range of healthcare barriers. This will be part-time work, moving to full-time pending funding approval.

Responsibilities:

• Advocacy: working with healthcare providers to secure healthcare, benefits, resources, and supplies to support clients in their path to establishing a successful life.
• Education: teaching clients about the system to help them understand steps to take on their own.
• Multi-Lingual: All of our clients will speak other languages and may or may not be capable of speaking English. They may or may not be literate in their own language as well.
• Technology: We utilize several software platforms and virtual resources in order to conduct our work as efficiently as possible.
• Communication: ensure that all updates are delivered to clients in a timely manner, including available resources and appointment confirmations

Qualifications:

• Must be certified as a Community Health Worker within the next 18 months (this position will serve as supervised hours toward certification)
• Must be willing to be paid on a 1099 (independent contractor) basis
• Must be proficient in technology, including Google Drive, email, online phone systems and more
• Must be able to advocate for clients in difficult situations

Contact: [email protected]. Email to set up an initial interview and call testing session.