Lead Community Health Worker - Administration **

Prime Healthcare

Passaic, NJFull-time$17.17–19.43/hrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$17.17–19.43/hr

Location

Passaic, NJ

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

St. Mary's General Hospital in Passaic, NJ, a community‑based tertiary medical center, seeks a Lead Community Health Worker to provide advocacy, education, and direct connections to clinical and social supports, leveraging cultural and language knowledge to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Spanish LanguageArabic Language

Qualifications

Associate’s Degree With Community Health CreditsBachelor’s Degree (Preferred)4+ Years Community Health Worker ExperienceDemonstrated Role Model and Leader in CHW RoleBilingual in Spanish or Arabic

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) Match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visitwww.smh-nj.com.

Responsibilities

The Lead Community Health Worker (CHW) is a member of the community trained to work with clients to provide advocacy, education and direct connections to clinical and social supports as well as build community capacity. The worker should be someone knowledgeable of the community culture and languages spoken with a goal of providing accurate health and wellness based information as well as connection to social service community based organizations in an effort to reduce identified disparities and improve health outcomes. The CHW ensures accurate and updated information is provided to clients and works to directly connect individuals to community services and resources

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

associate’s degree with credits in Community Health or bachelor’s degree preferred.
At least 4 years of experience as a Community Health Worker or similar role with confirmed success and consistency in meeting job expectations.
Demonstrated work as a role model and leader in regard to CHW role.
Bi-lingual in Spanish or Arabic highly preferred

Pay Transparency

St. Mary's General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $17.17 to $19.43. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf

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FacilitySt. Mary's General Hospital

LocationUS-NJ-Passaic

ID2026-278430

CategoryBusiness Professional

Position TypeFull Time

ShiftDays

Job TypeNon-Exempt