Join the Cottage Center for Population Health team as a Community Health Worker (CHW), P art Time/ 20 hour per week . The CHW serves as a trusted resource for patients, their families, and community members. This position provides culturally appropriate health education, resource navigation, referral, support, and care coordination for Cottage Health patients and vulnerable populations in the community. The CHW is responsible for completing basic health and social needs assessments, providing patient referral and follow-up, completing digital documentation, and facilitating verbal and written communication for patients and their caregivers. Lived experience and an understanding of the local community challenges with the populations being served is essential.

The Cottage Center for Population health works to improve health and wellness - focusing on equity for the most vulnerable - in our hospitals and our community. Our team works in partnership with our community members, partners, medical and service providers, and hospitals. More information regarding the exciting work Population Health is driving can be seen here:

https://www.cottagehealth.org/population-health/

QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum: High School Diploma, GED or equivalent education from another country.

Preferred: Completed Community Health Worker or Promotor/a training or certificate

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum: Valid California driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurance coverage as required by California state law.

Preferred: CHW, Promotora/a, or medical assistant certification preferred

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Minimum: Cultural competency and knowledge of targeted Hispanic/Latinx communities and lower-income communities in Santa Barbara County. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Ability to write, read, and speak in English for patient documentation. Ability to type and navigate on a computer

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum: Lived experience in the Hispanic/Latinx community.

Preferred: One year of experience working in a community health or related service, including volunteer or internship positions in a community setting.