Location: Waterbury,CT, USA
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
**Position Purpose**
A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a remarkable understanding of the community. This trusting relationship with the community enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health system and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural proficiency of service delivery. In this role, works to improve health outcomes and eliminate racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in those outcomes. Plays an important role in building individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, health education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy.
**What you will do**
+ Conduct and interpret individual assessments to identify non-clinical needs and mitigate any barriers to resources and services
+ Provide basic education regarding chronic health conditions and health promotion
+ Facilitate enrollment in available federal, state and local programs to increase access to health care and support services
+ Serve as a liaison between providers and patients to facilitate communication and coordination of services
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community based on personal lived experience and the ability to articulate the lived experience and perspective
+ High school diploma or Equivalent
+ One to three (1-3) years of community involvement experience. Must obtain a Trinity Health or equivalent CHW certification within three months of hire
+ Bi-lingual Spanish skills to work with patients in their native language are preferred; certification as a qualified medical interpreter/translator is a plus
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is preferred
**Position Highlights and Benefits**
+ Full time 40hrs M-F days
+ Great benefits and Health Insurance Coverage-- starting Day One!
**Ministry/Facility Information**
**Saint Mary's Hospital** is a Catholic, not-for-profit, community teaching hospital that has been serving patients in Waterbury, CT and our surrounding communities since 1909. From the moment you step inside, you'll notice what makes us different: the warmth and attentiveness of our physicians and nurses, the cleanliness of our facilities, and the way we make patients and their families feel that they are truly being cared for - like a member of our family.
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran