St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services.  It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit www.smh-nj.com.

The Lead Community Health Worker (CHW) is a member of the community trained to work with clients to provide advocacy, education and direct connections to clinical and social supports as well as build community capacity. The worker should be someone knowledgeable of the community culture and languages spoken with a goal of providing accurate health and wellness based information as well as connection to social service community based organizations in an effort to reduce identified disparities and improve health outcomes. The CHW ensures accurate and updated information is provided to clients and works to directly connect individuals to community services and resources

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1.    associate’s degree with credits in Community Health or bachelor’s degree preferred.

2.    At least 4 years of experience as a Community Health Worker or similar role with confirmed success and consistency in meeting job expectations.

3.    Demonstrated work as a role model and leader in regard to CHW role. 

4.    Bi-lingual in Spanish or Arabic highly preferred

St. Mary's General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $17.17 to $19.43. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.