Certified Community Health Worker

Ready, Set, Smile PA

Certified Community Health Worker

Minneapolis, MN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k) matching

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Training & development

    Benefits/Perks

    Competitive compensation

    Growing nonprofit with career advancement opportunities

    On-the-job training, scholarship and apprenticeship provided

    Service to diverse communities and with a diverse team

    Job Summary Do you want to put a smile on a child's face? Do you want to improve the health of your community? As a Certified Community Health Worker you will touch every aspect of our work developing a vast array of skills. You will provide assistance in our school clinics, teach children in their classrooms, and organized your assigned schools for services. We will offer a variety of training and experience to develop your community health career. If you are committed to creating a fantastic health experience for children, Ready Set Smile (RSS) wants to hear from you.

    Every week you will be out in our community, meeting with school partners, delivering education and oral health care, and managing the logistics of the partnerships. Work is in person, either at our office or on site with our partners.

    Responsibilities

    Community outreach: Attend 2 after school events each month Serve as the liaison and organizer to assigned schools

    Classroom education: Teach our oral health curriculum in a classroom setting

    Clinical services: Prepare supplies and equipment for upcoming clinic Work as a team with other CHWs and dental providers to provide dental services Record exam/treatment in our software Support post clinic processes

    Administrative services: Maintain connections with parents/caregivers and low-cost dental clinics Assist with scanning consent forms to NESS and Open Dental (cloud-based systems) Help maintain counts for grant information resource Record all patient care management information and contacts in NESS Enroll patients

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED

    Community Health Worker Certificate

    High school diploma or GED

    Fluent in verbal and written English

    Strong computer and data entry skills

    Excellent communication and customer service skills

    Ability to provide high-quality patient care

    Transportation/driver's license required

    PREFERRED

    Lived experience and understanding of the community served by RSS

    Experience or demonstrated interest in working in healthcare

    Fluent in Karen, Spanish, Hmong, or Somali

    Associate's or Bachelor's degree