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Community Health Advocate, Float (Contract)

Accompany Health

Detroit, MIHybridFull-time$27/hrPosted 3w agoVerified open 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$27/hr
Location
Detroit, MIHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Unrestricted Driver's License

Job overview

Accompany Health is hiring a Community Health Advocate, Float (Contract). Accompany Health seeks a flexible, tech‑savvy Health Advocate to provide in‑person and virtual care on a float basis, covering gaps in patient panels. The contractor will capture vitals, follow up critical social needs, coordinate care, and support virtual visits using EHR and AI tools, ensuring continuity for complex patients at home.

Key focus areas include Cover critical business parts by completing in‑home and virtual visits when team members are unavailable, Capture vitals using connected devices and digital tools while monitoring patient condition, and Identify and aggressively follow up on critical social needs such as food or housing insecurity.

Successful candidates bring Experience In Direct Patient Care, Experience In Home-Based Role, and Experience In Float Pool Setting. Important skills include Care Coordination, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Computer Multitasking, Project Collaboration, and Emergency Management Services. Preferred (not required): Value-Based Care, Home-Based Care, Virtual Primary Care Models, and AI-Powered Technology.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Care CoordinationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityComputer MultitaskingProject CollaborationEmergency Management ServicesEHR SystemsVideo PlatformsMobile DevicesAI-Enabled ToolsVitals CaptureDigital ToolsCritical Social Needs Follow-UpVirtual Visit FacilitationCare Plan ReinforcementEHR DocumentationCommunicationMultitaskingOrganizationTechnology FluencyInterpersonal SkillsEmergency ManagementBasic Clinical TasksInfection ControlLearning New SystemsValue-Based CareHome-Based CareVirtual Primary Care ModelsAI-Powered TechnologyAI ScribesDocumentation ToolsClinical Decision-Support ToolsDigital Health ApplicationsSpanish FluencyArabic FluencyTech FluencyHigh-Quality Care DeliveryHandoffsSocial Needs Follow-UpCommunication SkillsBuilding RapportManaging Emergency SituationsInternet of ThingsCalm Under PressureInterdisciplinary CollaborationAI-Assisted Technology

Qualifications

Experience in Direct Patient CareExperience in Home-Based RoleExperience in Float Pool SettingValid Unrestricted Driver's LicenseAccess to Insured VehicleTB ScreenProof of Immunity or Vaccination for Certain ConditionsMedical Assistant CertificationCommunity Health Worker Certification2+ Years Healthcare ExperienceExperience With Value-Based CareExperience With Home-Based Care

Full job description

Accompany Health is on a mission to give patients with complex needs the dignified, high-quality care they deserve but rarely receive. A primary, behavioral, and social care provider, Accompany Health walks alongside patients for their entire care journey, offering at-home and virtual care, as well as 24/7 support. Partnering with innovative payors, Accompany Health is powered by remarkable care teams, elegant technology, and a commitment to evidence-based practice. We build long-term relationships with our patients so they know, without question, that our team is here for them day or night, year after year. We focus on the health outcomes most important to our patients to make it clear that they lead the way. To achieve our mission, we collaborate with community-based organizations, local providers, and health plans. Led by our empathetic care teams, guided by proven care models, and powered by our own technology, we deliver a level of service that our communities rightfully deserve but rarely receive. While our headquarters is in Bethesda, MD, our teams are distributed across the country. If you’re eager to make a tangible difference in people’s lives, to help correct long-standing disparities in health care, join us. About the role:

  • At Accompany Health, we're building the best model of care for patients with serious medical and social needs. As a Health Advocate, Float, you are an adaptable, highly skilled problem-solver who ensures continuity of care across our patient panels. Your primary goal is to cover the most critical parts of our business, stepping in to complete visits by being available when regular team members are unavailable or out of office.

  • At variable FTE based on business needs, you will serve as a core capacity anchor by providing reliable, part-time coverage to absorb temporary staffing gaps, manage high patient volumes, and handle urgent needs across our clinical pods. Rather than owning a dedicated patient panel of your own, you will step into established, permanent panels on a temporary basis when called upon—partnering closely with our longitudinal care teams and acting as their dedicated coverage partner during those periods. You will deliver excellent in-person and virtual care for initial onboarding visits, routine follow-ups, and urgent social care needs. This role requires a nimble, tech-fluent team member who can seamlessly drop into varying Health Advocate panels, deliver high-quality care to complex patients, and execute tight handoffs back to the care team.

  • You'll visit patients in their homes to facilitate video visits, capture vitals, follow up on critical social needs, and support complex care coordination. By covering these panels as needed, you will prevent gaps in care, avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, and ensure our patients always have the support they need to stay safe, stable, and thriving at home. Because you'll move quickly between panels, you'll rely heavily on our technology—EHR systems, video platforms, mobile devices, and AI-enabled tools—to get up to speed fast and deliver seamless care.

  • This role is contract with an end date of 01/31/2027 Responsibilities will include:

  • Coverage & Continuity of Care:

  • Act as a flexible resource to cover the most critical parts of the business, completing in-home and virtual visits by being available when assigned team members are out of office or unavailable

Clinical Support & Vitals Capture:

  • Independently capture vitals using connected devices and digital tools, track changes in condition, observe the home environment, and communicate early warning signs to the care team

Critical Social Needs Follow-up:

  • Identify, document, and aggressively follow up on critical social needs (e.g., food insecurity, housing instability, transportation issues, safety concerns) to ensure continuity in resource navigation and benefits assistance

Care Coordination Needs:

  • Support essential care coordination needs, including patient accountability with medication changes, follow-up on referrals, appointment scheduling, testing, and home health services

Facilitate Virtual Visits:

  • Set up, support, virtually troubleshoot, and conduct virtual visits with primary care or behavioral health clinicians, confidently navigating video platforms and connected devices to ensure smooth technology use for both patients and clinicians

Reinforce Care Plans:

  • Review and quickly understand patient care plans—often with the help of our digital and AI-assisted tools—to effectively coach patients and hold them accountable to self-management goals during coverage periods

Document and Communicate Effectively:

  • Maintain highly accurate EHR documentation, leveraging available digital and AI-supported workflows to ensure seamless handoffs and consistent updates back to the primary care team after float coverage

What makes you a fit for the team:

  • Highly adaptable and flexible, able to seamlessly jump into different patient panels and establish trust rapidly

  • Comfortably manages high volumes of work, can multitask, is organized and can adapt quickly as priorities and schedules shift daily

  • Driven to make a real impact—helping patients close care gaps and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and stay healthier at home

  • Exhibits calm even in ambiguous, unpredictable, or rapidly changing situations.

  • Fluent in technology and excited to incorporate new tools, systems, and AI-enabled workflows into daily practice, quickly learning unfamiliar platforms with minimal support

  • Passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration with advanced practice clinicians, nurses, behavioral health clinicians, pharmacists, and urgent care providers

Desired skills and experience:

  • Required

  • Experience in a direct patient care, home-based role, or float pool setting such as Medical Assistant, Health Coach, Community Health Worker, EMT or similar

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a unique ability to quickly build rapport and trust with patients you are meeting for the first time

  • Comfortable in managing emergency situations, as they arise, to ensure the safety and health of medically and socially complex adults

  • Competence in basic clinical tasks (vital signs, observation, infection control) and technology (smart devices, video platforms, EHR documentation), with the ability to learn and adopt new systems quickly

  • Valid unrestricted driver's license and access to an insured vehicle for daily use. The assigned geographic area may include locations requiring variable drive times

  • Preferred

  • Medical Assistant (CMA) or Community Health Worker (CHW) certification, or 2+ years experience in a healthcare setting

  • Experience with value-based care, home-based care, or virtual primary care models

  • Experience using AI-powered or AI-assisted technology (e.g., AI scribes, documentation tools, clinical decision-support tools, or other digital health applications) in a professional setting

  • Bilingual or multilingual fluency in Spanish or Arabic is a strong plus; additional fluency in other commonly spoken U.S. languages are also a plus

For Patient Facing Roles To keep our patients, communities and each other safe, you'll be required to comply with Accompany Health’s medical clearance requirements, including completing a TB screen and providing proof of immunity or vaccination for certain conditions. This is a condition of employment, and we make exceptions as required by law. Accommodation for religious and medical beliefs will be provided on a case by case basis. We embrace diversity and believe it creates a healthier atmosphere: Accompany Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JL1 27 - 27 USD

The base salary range for this full-time position is $27.00-$27.00 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Our talent team can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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