Community Health Outreach Worker II

Somerset County•Somerset, MD

About The Position

The main purpose of this position is to provide support to the Community Health Division through outreach, education and care coordination, and provides health promotion and disease prevention information within the community to reach medically underserved populations and encourage them to adopt healthy behaviors. This position is emergency essential.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
One year of experience in providing information on health care and disease prevention within the community.
Candidates may substitute experience providing assistance to individuals in a health care or social services setting on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Health Services classifications or Health Services and specialty codes in the health related field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Office and Google services
Experience with electronic health records
Experience with public speaking

Responsibilities

Provide support to the Community Health Division through outreach
Provide education and care coordination
Provide health promotion and disease prevention information within the community to reach medically underserved populations
Encourage medically underserved populations to adopt healthy behaviors