Offer summary
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED, Basic Life Support Certification.Key responsabilities:
- Identify & engage complex patients for outreach
- Provide disease education, medication review, and safety evaluations
Location:
Work from home (Pennsylvania)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
NoJob Summary:
Works within the community providing outreach to patients with complex medical and social needs. Acts as a resource to assist patients in navigating the health care system.Job Duties:
Work is typically performed in a home environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Position Details:
About the Community Health Worker Apprentice: The 1-year apprenticeship offers 144 hours of didactic training, 2000 hours of on the job training, and has quarterly milestones. At the conclusion of the 1-year apprenticeship, the employee will be eligible to be certified as a Community Health Worker and transitioned from the Community Health Worker Apprentice to Community Health Worker.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (1 day a week) and 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (4 days a week)
Location and Travel: Community-Based position located in Pennsylvania. Position requires 80% travel for outreach to patients in Luzerne County. Use of company car after completing orientation.
Education: High School Diploma or GED is required
Driver's License: Valid Driver's License is required
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Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity
Education:
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Valid Driver's License - Default Issuing BodySkills:
Clinical Skills, Communication, Customer Service, Multitasking, Patient Assessment And CareOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.