Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker
- Outreach

Sentara Rockingham Memorial is seeking a Community Health Worker
- Outreach for the Hand-in-Hand Resource Mothers Program team.

Virginia Resource Mothers is a home visiting program working specifically with pregnant and parenting teens. Providing them with parenting education, prenatal and postpartum education, and assisting them with resource connection.

Works in collaboration with healthcare team members to support diverse populations by facilitating access to essential health services, equipment, and resources that promote health. Provide education on key health topics, support behavior change, screen for risk factors, and partner with community organizations to deliver effective outreach and programming. Help individuals navigate public benefits, connect with support services, and promote positive health outcomes through coaching, education, and early intervention.

This role works with a variety of grant funded programs to bridge the gap between organizations, including health care delivery systems and community health services to: increase culturally relevant knowledge about health and wellbeing; improve underserved populations' access to services; connecting patients to community resources; and ultimately improving health outcomes. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred. Experience working in a community-based setting preferred.

Benefits:
Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.