Health Promoter/Community Health Worker Job at UNITE HERE HEALTH

UNITE HERE HEALTH Boston, MA 02111

$57,900 - $72,400 a year
Looking for a way to influence the health and healthcare of many?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! Our mission-driven organization is focused on the Triple Aim - Better Health, Better Healthcare and Lower Costs to individuals and their families who participate in our health plans.

UNITE
HERE HEALTH serves 190,000+ workers and their families in the hospitality and gaming industry nationwide. Our desire to be innovative and progressive drives us to develop impactful programs and benefits designed to engage our participants in managing their own health and healthcare. Our vision is exciting and challenging. Please read on to learn more about this great opportunity!

Key Attributes:

  • Integrity
    – Must be trustworthy and principled when faced with complex situations
  • Ability to build positive work relationships – Mutual trust and respect will be essential to the collaborative relationships required
  • Communication – Ability to generate concise, compelling, objective and data-driven reports
  • Teamwork – Working well with others is required in the Fund’s collaborative environment
  • Diversity – Must be capable of working in a culturally diverse environment
  • Continuous Learning – Must be open to learning and skill development. As the Fund’s needs evolve, must be proactive about developing new areas of expertise
  • Lives our values – Must be a role model for the Fund’s BETTER Culture and Mission (Better, Engage, Teamwork, Trust, Empower, Respect)

UNITE
HERE HEALTH is seeking a Bilingual Spanish Healthcare Navigator (Community Health Worker) for our Boston office. Our ideal candidate is passionate about social justice, working with a diverse, working class population and has experience in at least one of the following fields: healthcare, customer service, community education and/or service sector labor unions.

The purpose of this position is to outreach to participants, most often on an individual basis, targeted for group self-management programs as well as individualized care coordination. The Health Promoter works collaboratively with UNITE HERE HEALTH (Fund) nurses and health center staff, contracted UM/CM partners, and community healthcare practitioners to facilitate communication and coordinate care to improve health outcomes. The Health Promoter will work with participants through face-to-face interactions and telephonic follow up. The Health Promoter will also work with participant leaders to expand participation in and knowledge of Fund programs and benefits.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

  • Meets with, educates, and motivates participants regarding participation in Fund programs/care coordination designed to improve health outcomes
  • Recruits’ participants into Fund self-management programs; follows up with participants to ensure maximum participation; and establishes regular meetings for program graduates
  • Coordinates with contracted Case Management partners and community resources to ensure appropriate services are available
  • Meets with participants at their worksite, home, union office and places where they receive medical services
  • Reviews data to determine priority targets for program outreach
  • Arranges, coordinates, and facilitates trainings and group programs, participant leader meetings and other health education events
  • Works with participant leaders to expand participation in these programs
  • Documents work and outcomes in CarMa
  • Provides input to management regarding concerns identified through interactions with participants
  • Performs special projects as requested by Fund Management
  • Drives on Fund Business and/or authorized to drive a Fund-owned or leased vehicle
  • Is willing and able to take public transportation
  • Sets goals and achieve measurable results
  • Contributes ideas to plans and achieving department goals
  • Demonstrates the Fund’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) principles in their conduct at work and contributes to a safe inclusive culture with equitable opportunities for success and career growth
  • Exemplifies the Fund’s BETTER Values in contributing to a respectful, trusting, and engaged culture of diversity and inclusion
  • Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job
  • Performs Essential Job Functions and Duties with or without reasonable accommodation

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

Years of Experience and Knowledge
  • 2 ~ 3 years of related experience minimum
  • Working knowledge and experience in healthcare, service sector labor unions, healthcare community organizing, healthcare customer service and/or health outreach and education

Education, Licenses, and Certifications
  • Associate's degree or equivalent work experience required
  • Valid driver’s license, car, auto insurance, or ability to use public transportation (depending on region)
Skills and Abilities
  • Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
  • Beginner level Microsoft Excel skills with demonstrated ability to learn
  • Strongly Preferred fluency (speak and write) in Cantonese or Spanish or other language common to our participants in the region (French, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdian Creole)
  • 15% ~ 25% travel
  • Active listening skills
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Customer service skills
  • Relationship building skills; ability to connect with others on a personal level
  • Organizational, analytical and follow-up skills
  • Ability to work with little supervision

Salary range for this position: $57,900~$72,400. Actual salary may vary based upon, but not limited to: relevant experience, qualifications, expertise, certifications, licenses, education or equivalent work experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

Work Schedule (may vary to meet business needs): Monday~Friday, 7.5 hours per day (37.5 hours per week) with potential for hybrid work-from-home arrangement.

We reward great work with great benefits. The benefits we offer include but are not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision benefits, Paid Time-Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, Short & Long-Term disability, Life & Accidental death, Pension, 401(k), Tuition Assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (HFSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA).




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