Heluna Health·Los Angeles, California
The Community Health Worker provides outreach, care navigation, and non-clinical case management to Medi-Cal-eligible adults transitioning from incarceration, focusing on continuity of care and resource connection. Essential functions include release planning services for clients with forensic history, mental illness, or dual diagnosis, and timely documentation of client encounters.
$23.00-$24.88 per hour
The Community Health Worker supports Medi-Cal–eligible adults involved in the justice system as part of California’s Medicaid 1115 JI Reentry Initiative. This role provides outreach, care navigation, and non-clinical case management services to individuals transitioning from incarceration in state prisons, county jails, back into the community. Working with clients during incarceration, the Community Health Worker helps ensure continuity of Medi-Cal coverage and connection to essential health care services, medications, Enhanced Care Management (ECM), and community-based supportive resources. The position plays a key role in promoting successful reentry, improving health outcomes, and reducing recidivism through culturally responsive, client-centered support.
Essential functions
Provides release planning services to clients with forensic history, mental illness and/or dual diagnosis.
Receives and reviews referrals to identify any release planning needs.
Meets with clients to introduce and explain services; collaborate with client in completing and reviewing resources and the Initial Release Plan (IRP) based on client’s service area; and overall support client to participate in release planning.
Utilizes various databases and applications to research client historical information, location of client, court date, housing, health status, and level of need.
Timely documents client encounter in clients’ medical chart.
Completes internal documentation and reports in a timely manner.
Assists program development in training and orienting onboarding PRCM staff.
Completes DHS-CHS department trainings in a timely manner.
Communicates and coordinates with other community, County and internal stakeholders to support client in accessing resources.
Assists with other tasks as needed.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions. Ability to exercise sound judgement while working in a stressful environment. Able to lift up to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.
Stand: Frequently
Walk: Frequently
Sit: Frequently
Handling / Fingering: Occasionally
Reach Outward: Occasionally
Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally
Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend: Occasionally
Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
See: Constantly
Taste/ Smell: Not Applicable
Not Applicable = Not required for essential functions
Occasionally = (0 - 2 hrs/day)
Frequently = (2 - 5 hrs/day)
Constantly = (5+ hrs/day)
It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer), AIDS or HIV, genetic information or characteristics, veteran status or military service.
Candidates must have six months of experience working with the public or community groups performing duties like interviewing clients about health or social services. Required clearances include passing the LA County Live Scan process and a Health Clearance, along with the willingness to work in Correctional Health Facilities.
Market context
Community Health Worker roles in California are often tied to public health, care coordination, and outreach programs, so demand tends to follow community-based service needs. Competition can be strong because employers often look for a CHW certification, prior healthcare and outreach experience, and Spanish proficiency; this platform’s AI-summarized job requirements and benefits help you review the original posting faster. Before applying, confirm your certification status and be ready to describe specific outreach or patient-support work.
