Community Health Advocate
Park Rapids, MNJob$18.15–25.63/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Community Health Advocate connects patients and families with community resources, supports them in navigating healthcare barriers, and advocates for their health needs. The role includes follow-up, social needs assessment, motivational interviewing, referrals, paperwork assistance, and EMR documentation. The advocate collaborates with clinical teams and local agencies and participates in staff meetings, training, and interdisciplinary discussions.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Community Health Advocate, you will serve as a vital link between our clinical teams and the community, helping patients navigate the healthcare system and overcome barriers to well-being. You will be a champion for those we serve, providing the guidance and social support necessary to foster healthy lifestyles and improve long-term outcomes.
Every day you will partner with patients and their families to connect them with essential community resources, provide informal counseling, and advocate for their unique health needs. You will actively engage in community outreach, collaborate with local agencies, and collect critical data to ensure our care management remains integrated and effective.
To be successful in this role, you will be a passionate, culturally competent communicator who is comfortable working both within our clinics and out in the community. We are looking for a dedicated problem-solver who excels at relationship-building, possesses a strong commitment to health equity, and is motivated to help individuals and communities thrive.
What you'll do...
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Relationship Building & Advocacy: Establish trusting, collaborative partnerships with patients, their support systems, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide ongoing encouragement and advocacy.
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Case Management & Follow-up: Execute consistent follow-up—via phone or in-person visits—from initial patient identification through case closure to ensure continuity of care.
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Assessment & Goal Setting: Utilize social needs screening results to conduct motivational interviewing, facilitate collaborative goal setting, and assist patients in reaching their personal wellness milestones.
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Resource Coordination & Referrals: Identify patient needs and provide essential support by connecting individuals with community agencies and navigating external resources.
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Administrative & Clinical Support: Assist patients with complex paperwork, such as applications and registration forms, while maintaining accurate and timely documentation within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
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Professional Development & Collaboration: Actively participate in staff meetings, training sessions, and interdisciplinary team discussions to ensure high-quality communication and service delivery.
Job Requirements
Required:
- High School Diploma
Preferred:
- Associates Degree
Where You'll Work
CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health.
Pay Range
$18.15 - $25.63 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,237 open Case Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18.15–25.63/hr
- Minnesota median$27–37/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$25–36/hr1,154 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21.89/hr, is 31% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Case Management hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Case Management jobs in Minnesota and 3,237 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- State of Minnesota16 open
- HealthPartners3 open
- St Croix Hospice3 open
- Experience
- Case Management postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,273 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,150 of the 3,237 open Case Management jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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