Lehigh Valley Health Network
10,000+ employees
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
Healthcare Insurance
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a comprehensive healthcare system that is now part of Jefferson Health, one of the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the United States. It offers a wide range of medical services, including primary care, urgent care, and specialized institutes like the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute and the Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute. LVHN provides extensive care solutions, including video visits, second opinions, and a network of doctors and clinicians in numerous locations. It emphasizes education through residencies and fellowships and prioritizes patient-centric services such as lab testing and women's health care. The network also focuses on innovation, offering clinical trials and advanced therapies like CAR-T Cell Therapy.
Community Health Worker
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Lehigh Valley Health Network
10,000+ employees
⚕️ Healthcare Insurance
Healthcare Insurance
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a comprehensive healthcare system that is now part of Jefferson Health, one of the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the United States. It offers a wide range of medical services, including primary care, urgent care, and specialized institutes like the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute and the Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute. LVHN provides extensive care solutions, including video visits, second opinions, and a network of doctors and clinicians in numerous locations. It emphasizes education through residencies and fellowships and prioritizes patient-centric services such as lab testing and women's health care. The network also focuses on innovation, offering clinical trials and advanced therapies like CAR-T Cell Therapy.
📋 Description
• Acts as a bridge between health care providers, community-based providers, and individuals in the community • Understands experiences, socioeconomic needs, language, and/or culture of the communities served • Spends time outreaching, providing health education, and helping patients navigate health systems • Identifies barriers to care and assists in changing service delivery to improve patient and community health • Builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through outreach, community education, social support, and advocacy • Serves as a liaison between communities and health care systems/agencies • Provides guidance and social assistance to patients and the entire care team • Enhances patients' ability to effectively communicate with healthcare providers and care team members • Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health education using evidence-based sources • Advocates on behalf of patients, families, caregivers, and communities to obtain needed care and/or resources • Informs health care providers and care team members of barriers and challenges limiting patients' abilities • Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with community-based organizations and across the care continuum
🎯 Requirements
• High School Diploma/GED • 1 year knowledge of local community and resources • At least one year of experience in a community-based setting • Functions independently as well as collaboratively • Demonstrated ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change • Demonstrated time management and organizational skills • Accepts and recognizes differences among people • Basic computer skills • Ability to work with diverse populations • PA State Certified Community Health Worker - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year • American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire • DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire • Bilingual English/Spanish (written & oral) (Preferred)
🏖️ Benefits
• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities • Paid time off
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