Wheelhouse Health Navigation
10-15hr per week, $25/hr
Work towards CHW Certification
Bilingual in English/Haitian-Creole
Position type: Part Time, 10-15 hours/week Pay: $25/hour
CHW Certification: We can work with you to obtain certification. This is an excellent opportunity to
complete your 1000 hours of experience required for certification.
About Us:
Wheelhouse Health is your trusted partner in navigating the complex healthcare system. We offer a
comprehensive range of services to make your healthcare journey as smooth as possible. We help
with securing primary care physicians, scheduling appointments, facilitating transportation to and
from medical visits, understanding your insurance coverage and appealing billing decisions. With
multilingual support, we ensure accessibility to our services in your preferred language.
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate individual to join our team as a Community Health Worker. This
person will be joining a newly formed startup organization, and will be tasked with conducting
screening calls, scheduling visits and communicating logistics with our clients. We are looking for a
dynamic, flexible individual who has a strong advocacy background and is willing to tackle a wide
range of healthcare barriers. This will be part-time work, moving to full-time pending funding
approval.
Responsibilities:
- Advocacy: working with healthcare providers to secure healthcare, benefits, resources, and
supplies to support clients in their path to establishing a successful life. - Education: teaching clients about the system to help them understand steps to take on their
own. - Multi-Lingual: All of our clients will speak other languages and may or may not be capable
of speaking English. They may or may not be literate in their own language as well. - Technology: We utilize several software platforms and virtual resources in order to conduct
our work as efficiently as possible.
Qualifications: - Must be certified as a Community Health Worker within the next 18 months (this position will
serve as supervised hours toward certification) - Must be willing to be paid on a 1099 (independent contractor) basis
- Must be proficient in technology, including Google Drive, email, online phone systems and
more - Must be able to advocate for clients in difficult situations
- Must be bilingual in English and Haitian Creole
Contact: [email protected]. Email to set up an initial interview and call testing session.