# Community Health Worker

**Company**: CVS Health
**Location**: Champaign, IL
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $18.50 - $38.82
**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.

**Job Summary** This is a field-based Community Health Worker (CHW) position working with members/communities in Champaign, IL, and surrounding counties.

As a CHW, you will serve as a bridge between community members and the healthcare system through outreach and education, helping Aetna members achieve better health outcomes, improve relationships with healthcare providers, and become more familiar with each other.

**Responsibilities**

- Work flexibly in varying environments, such as patient homes, with unknown working conditions.

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

- Utilize knowledge of formal and informal community agencies and resources.

- Leverage 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 community constituents.

- Occasional weekend hours may be required.

- Travel to multiple office locations and home locations is necessary.

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

- Collaborate in a team environment, managing multiple priorities, and utilize effective time management skills and sound judgment.

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

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

**Requirements**

- Located in Champaign, IL, or surrounding area.

- Willingness to travel within a 90-mile radius from Champaign County, IL, up to 50-70% 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, formal, and informal resource networks.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Community Health Worker Certification or equivalent training and experience.

- 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.

- Experience using computers, including Excel and Electronic Health Records.

**Education**

- High School Diploma or G.E.D. required; Associate's degree preferred.

**Salary and Benefits**

- The typical pay range for this role is $18.50 - $38.82 per hour.

- This position is 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
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills
- community outreach
- healthcare knowledge
- Medicaid populations
- resource networks

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

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