Clinic Community Health Worker; CHW

Job Title:
Clinic Based Community Health Worker
Starting Wage: $27.0 - $33.00
Department:
Co
mmunity Wellness
Reports to:
Se
nior Director of Community Wellness

Share provides a wide range of services including street outreach, hunger response, emergency shelter, housing, and asset building to help people experiencing poverty, hunger, and homelessness move toward stability, housing, and self-sufficiency.

Our employees are at the heart of this work. Every role contributes essential skills, knowledge, and expertise to our mission and makes a meaningful difference in the lives of the people we serve. At Share, we value the unique strengths and potential each person brings, and we are committed to a workplace grounded in collaboration, inclusivity, growth, and opportunity.

If you are looking for meaningful work where your skills can make a real difference, we invite you to join our mission-driven team. Share offers a generous benefits package, including four weeks of PTO, a wellness program, a 401(k) with employer match, and health, dental, and life insurance.

Share wants to be part of a community that brings about change. We are committed to actively working to dismantle racist systems, focusing on sustainable solutions to structural racism, police violence, and inequitable economic, health care, and education systems. It requires all institutions, including ours, to ask what more we can and should do to live our commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion – and we must be brave enough to make changes.

We value and are actively seeking to create a diverse work environment because teams are stronger with different perspectives and experiences. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All employees and contractors of Share are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.

Clinic Based Community Health Workers (CHWs) serve as frontline public health workers with a close understanding of the communities they serve. Their role is tofacilitateaccess to health and social services, improve the quality and cultural responsiveness of service delivery, and build individual and community capacity through education, support, and advocacy.

This position was created through a contract with Peace Health Southwest Medical Center. The CHW in this role isbased at the Peace Health Community Hub and operates under metrics set byboth

Peace

Healthand Share. CHWs support individuals through a whole-person approach, addressing social determinants of health, improving access to care, and connecting patients to community-based organizations. The role focuses on reducing barriers, promoting stability, and improving overall health and well-being for individuals experiencing complex challenges.

This position serves individuals in Clark County, with a primary focus on supporting people experiencing homelessness.

CHWs work will work on-site at the Peace Health Community Hub. This is a full-time, 40-hour per week position. Staff are expected to provide direct patient support in a hospital setting and complete all required documentationina timelyandaccuratemanner.

• Referrals:Receive and respond to referrals in real time, prioritizing urgent patient needs and coordinating care with hospital staff.

• Enga…