# Community Health Worker

**Company**: CVS Health
**Location**: Field-Illinois
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $18.50 - $38.82 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We're building a world of health around every individual , shaping a more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health, you'll be surrounded by colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, and prioritize safety and quality in everything they do.

**Position Summary** This is a field-based Community Health Worker position working with members/communities in Lake County, IL, and surrounding counties. As a Community Health Worker, you will serve as a bridge between the community and the healthcare system through outreach and education, helping Aetna members attain and maintain better health outcomes.

**Responsibilities**

- Work in various environments, including patient homes, with unknown working conditions

- Communicate medical information to healthcare professionals and care coordinators over the telephone

- Utilize knowledge of formal and informal community agencies and resources

- Have working knowledge of multi-system outreach programs related to healthcare delivery, clinical education, and health-related services

- Develop strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with diverse constituencies

- Occasionally work on weekends and travel to multiple office and home locations

- Influence medical care providers to adjust interventions based on a member's cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences

- Collaborate in a team, manage multiple priorities, and utilize effective time management skills

- Provide exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail

- Effectively support care for socially and medically complex patients in non-traditional settings

- This is a full-time position, requiring up to 70% travel

**Required Qualifications**

- Located in Lake County, IL, or surrounding area

- Willing to travel within a 90-mile radius from Lake County, IL, at least 70% of the time

- Reliable transportation

- 1-3 years of relevant experience, such as community outreach or home visits to members/patients

- Experience serving Medicaid populations in urban or rural environments with familiarity of local resource networks

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience working in a community/outpatient setting

- Community Health Worker certification or equivalent training and experience

- Preferred skills: Mental Health First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, HIPAA, C.L.A.S. Standards, Motivational Interviewing, and specialized training in medical terminology and practices for designated health conditions

- Meet all requirements set forth by local state, i.e., first aid, CPR, TB screen, etc.

- Experience using a computer, including Excel and Electronic Health Records

**Education**

- High School Diploma or G.E.D.

**Anticipated Weekly Hours** 40

**Time Type** Full-time

**Pay Range** $18.50 - $38.82 per hour

**Benefits** Eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources.

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## Skills

### Required
- community outreach
- communication skills
- multi-system outreach programs
- healthcare delivery
- clinical education
- health-related services

### Nice to have
- Mental Health First Aid
- Trauma-Informed Care
- HIPAA
- C.L.A.S. Standards
- Motivational Interviewing
- medical terminology
- Electronic Health Records

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