Community Health Worker

Description

Position: Community Health Worker
Location: Belfast, ME
Schedule: Full-Time

Overview:
Join the MaineHealth Community Health Department as a Community Health Worker and play a vital role in helping patients access resources and services, support disease self-management, and coordinate culturally appropriate care. This position combines health and wellness coaching with care management and transition support to provide a holistic approach to patient well-being.

Position Highlights:

• Work within a team-based, patient-centered care management model.
• Support patients and their families in understanding and managing medical conditions.
• Provide care coordination and support for chronic disease management.
• Assist with complex care planning, including medication review and education.
• Help patients complete advanced care directives, insurance paperwork, MaineCare applications, and disability forms.
• Address social determinants of health such as food insecurity, housing instability, transportation barriers, medication access, and health literacy.

What You’ll Do:
As a Community Health Worker, you will make a meaningful impact by identifying and addressing barriers to care, including affordability, transportation, housing, food security, and literacy. You’ll interact with patients through phone, virtual visits, face-to-face meetings, and community or in-home visits—tailored to meet individual needs.

You’ll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to bridge clinical care with community resources, helping to improve health outcomes and enhance the patient experience. Please note: This role does not involve providing hands-on medical care or patient transportation.

Make a difference in the lives of patients and contribute to a healthier community—join our team today!

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
2. License/Certifications: If driving required for role, Valid Driver’s license, clean driving record, and personal vehicle for use required.
3. Experience: Two years of experience working in a social service or health care setting or equivalent educational setting preferred.
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Must be a resident of the community being served with good knowledge of the resources of their community.
5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Basic computer skills preferred.

If you have questions about this role, please contact Alyssa K. Lewis at [email protected]