The ED Navigator/ community health worker is an individual who works to educate and provide outreach to communities and high-risk populations. This position serves to lessen health inequities while providing support and advocates for those in the community who need extra help. This individual does not provide patient care and does not extend or substitute for the more specialized services of a doctor, nurse, or social worker

• Associate degree in public health, community health or related field
• Strong public speaking skills
• Understanding of public health, such as knowledge of health status of populations, health disparities, determinants of health and illness, prevention and health promotion strategies
• Ability to work collaboratively with community members and other organizations
• Ability to use technology to increase effectiveness of community benefit efforts, including use of web based public health resources in assessment and planning, software for tracking and reporting community benefit and social media to share information about the organization’s community benefit work
• Experience carrying out community benefit and/or public health and community health improvement initiatives, particularly assessment and program planning, implementation and evaluation

Full Time

5 DAYS - 8 HOURS

115371

Community Health Worker Senior - Other Community Health Educati

CHRISTUS Shreveport / Bossier

Business Development

Occasional Overnight Travel Up To 20 Percent

CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center

FULL TIME