Community Health Worker

**Description**

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

+ Community Health Workers (CHWs) work one-on-one with high-risk patients to set and achieve health goals. Responsibilities include the identification and setting of health goals and follow-up provision of social support, health system navigation, community resource linkage and behavior change counseling. This is an autonomous position which requires a consistent drive for excelle...