Responsibilities

The Community Health Workers (CHWs) role will to be to conduct outreach to recruit faith-based community churches to act as community hubs for chronic disease prevention information dissemination.

Specific goals include:

Outreach and building relationships with faith-based community churches

Identifying a champion at each site and training each champion in the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum

Empower identified champions to lead DEEP workshops in their communities

Program goal: increase awareness, prevention, and education to African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander populations who are at risk of life-threatening kidney disease

**This position pays $23.00**

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000

Qualifications

Minimum:

High School DiplomaExperience working in the community.Experience with Community Organizations and Home Health follow-upOverview

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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Phoenix, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us. 

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