Wellness Advocate

As the Wellness Advocate, you will play a pivotal role in individuals' lives, making a significant impact through:  

• Conduct outreach and engagement activities in greater capital region based on member lists provided by CDPHP
• Assist members with linkage and referral to necessary preventive, primary, screening, and other care resources
• Represent the agency in keeping with agency mission and standards of professionalism and ethics
• Provide information about diseases, medications, psychosocial issues and harm reduction education to patients/members
• Use health information technology to link to services and resources and communicate among team members, providers, and patients/members and their families/caregivers
• Manually and/or electronically document activities and patient/member information and interventions as directed

Qualifications:  

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 - 3 years of experience working with a diverse population
• Must have a personal cell phone, valid driver’s license, proof of current car insurance and registration and access to a reliable, working vehicle
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is highly desirable

We value work-life balance and offer some stellar benefits:  

• For benefit-eligible positions:  

  • Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance  

  • Retirement planning options  

  • Generous Time Off (as an eligible employee, you will accrue up to 23 days off in your first year, based on your standard work day)  

• A collaborative work environment  

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Employee Discounts (movie tickets, hotels, flights, amusement parks, etc.)  

• Exciting referral bonuses  

• Ongoing training and development  

• Recognition and Awards  

• Career Growth  

• A collaborative team culture