Community Health Worker

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Inter Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center which MAY qualify employees for National Student Loan Forgiveness program.

Become part of a Migrant and Community Health Center, where you will:

• Have a passionate purpose.
• Make a difference in people’s lives.

Inter Care is searching for a Part - Time Community Health Worker (CHW) to join our team at the Benton Harbor Food Pharmacy Program!

Our Benton Harbor clinic is launching a Fresh Food Pharmacy that connects patients living with high blood pressure and diabetes to fresh, healthy food and the support to use it well. We're looking for a Community Health Worker to be the heart of this program.

In this role, you'll work directly with patients referred by their care team, build trusting relationships, and help them overcome the barriers that make healthy eating hard. You'll coordinate regular food distributions with our local food bank partner, share practical nutrition education, and connect patients to resources like SNAP, WIC, and other community supports. You'll work closely with our providers, nurses, and care managers to help patients see real improvements in their health.

If you know the Benton Harbor community, love helping people, and believe that everyone deserves access to good food, we'd love to hear from you.

At Inter Care, you’ll find a rewarding and challenging work environment and a competitive compensation starting at $19.52 per hour and benefits package which includes:

• Vacation/personal paid time off
• Sick time
• 10 paid holidays

At Inter Care Community Health Network, we believe all people have the right to equal access to quality health care.

Inter Care NO LONGER requires employees to have the COVID vaccine, however,you may receive a vaccine at no cost at any of our clinic locations.

Primary hours are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m., with some evening work until 7:00 p.m. as needed.

Functions collaboratively with site Providers, Health Center Manager, and the Director of Special Programs as a member of the Student Health Center’s team. Responsible for helping patients and their families to navigate and access community services, other resources and adopt healthy behaviors. The Community Health Worker builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.

Represents Inter Care at the Student Health Center along with performing the front office functions of the clinic.

1) Functions as Front Office Specialist for the Student Health Center as well as overall responsibility for the Center.

• a) Greets and assists patients in navigation of their visit.
• b) Registers new and existing patients for their scheduled appointment.
• c) Accurately enters patient demographic and insurance information into the electronic practice management system.
• d) Accurately identifies patient visit type as confidential following Inter Care’s policy on confidentiality.
• e) Assesses the need for insurance enrollment, sliding fee eligibility, and state funded assistance programs.
• f) Schedules follow-up and walk-in appointments as requested.
• g) Pulls MCIR as needed for patient visit.
• h) Coordinates daily flow and activities within and outside the clinic including facility access.
• i) Orders supplies in a frugal financially responsible way (mindful of the monthly budget).
• j) Responsible for retrieving mail from the main school…