Job Description
It's more than a career, it's a calling.
MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's HospitalWorker Type:
RegularJob Highlights:
Connect communities to care and drive meaningful impact. In this role, you’ll build trusted relationships with diverse populations, link individuals to vital health and social resources, and support efforts that address social determinants of health.
Partnering closely with care teams and community organizations, you’ll help improve access, coordination, and overall well-being.
If you’re passionate about outreach, relationship-building, and making a difference apply today.
Job Summary:
Bridges the gap between communities and assists community members in navigating the health and social services systems. Establishes relationships with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community and provides feedback. Works closely with healthcare teams and other community-based organizations through activities related to identified health priorities identified.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes wellness by providing culturally appropriate health information and education to clients and providers.
- Assists clients in accessing health related services by obtaining a primary care provider and overcoming barriers to obtaining needed care and social services.
- Increases self-efficacy to achieve wellness and helps community members in accessing resources. Schedules appointments and assists with completion of application for programs for which they may be eligible.
- Provides direct services including lifestyle and survey assessments, health education, and basic health screenings. Documents all activities as detailed by direct supervisors.
- Builds and maintains positive working relationships with the community members, healthcare teams, and community-based organizations.
- Works to expand knowledge and understanding of community resources, services and programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
EXPERIENCE
- One year experience working with people from diverse backgrounds or community programs
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- None
Department:
2075000010 Danis PedsWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.