Community Health Navigator

Everyone who works with Mercy Health is united under one purpose: to help our patients be well in mind, body and spirit. This drive, along with our history of faith, is a powerful combination. It gives us a shared calling to work toward every day. Join our exceptional team and help us continue to provide the highest quality of health care possible to our communities.

Toledo, OH

Job Summary:

Provide care coordination for program-eligible pregnant women to help ensure these women have a medical home for prenatal and post-partum care, practice appropriate pregnancy self-care, get connected to needed social services to remove barriers to care, and learn basic maternal and baby care with the goal of achieving a full term, healthy birth weight birth. Services are clinic and home-based.

Essential Functions:

Works with community providers to identify eligible applicants for the program. Enrolls clients in the program.

Assesses client needs and meets face-to-face a minimum of one time monthly with the client to provide on-going support and assistance. This includes connecting the client to community social services in order to remove barriers to care (i,e., transportation, housing, mental health counseling, etc.), creating and implementing a comprehensive reproductive life plan, and connecting the client to health insurance and a medical home for prenatal care and prevention services.

Educate clients on topics including safe sleep practices, benefits of breastfeeding, and dangers of tobacco use.

Work with client to schedule and attend a postpartum appointment 21-56 days after delivery and remove barriers to care to ensure attendance at this visit.

Maintains and submits accurate and complete electronic and case file records in accordance with timelines.

Participates in supervision on a regular basis and participates in trainings

Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma

Licensure/Certifications:

Certified Community Health Worker or in process of becoming certified.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Good oral and written communication skills, enjoy working with people, self-starter, culturally sensitive, ability to share educational information and resources in an understandable way, Valid Ohio Driver's License and reliable transportation, computer proficient.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

Knowledge of community resources and issues related to pregnancy

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
Prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance w/AD&D
Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
Paid time off
Educational Assistance
And much more

• Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com