Virtua Health·Camden, New Jersey
The Community Health Worker serves as the frontline presence to improve patient health through social support, advocacy, and resource navigation. Responsibilities include conducting health check-ins, coordinating medical appointments, and providing education on diabetes and hypertension management.
At virtua health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you.
That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need.
Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-Changing care, or something in-Between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.
If you live or work in south jersey, exceptional care is all around.
Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country.
We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home.
A magnet-Recognized health system ranked by u.s.
News and world report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.
In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations [https://Www.virtua.org/Locations], we're committed to the well-Being of the community. That means bringing life-Changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our eat well food access program [https://Www.virtua.org/About/Eat-Well], telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with penn medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the children's hospital of philadelphia for pediatrics.
Camden - 1000 Atlantic Avenue
Time Type: Part time
Work Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
17.5
ends September 30, 2026.
8:30-5:00pm. Occasional night or weekend depending on need.
Community events as scheduled.
The Community Health Worker (CHW) will be Healthy Neighbor’s frontline presence in the community. The CHW will be: working to improve patient health by providing social support, advocacy, and resource navigation; conducting health and wellbeing check-ins at clinics, community sites, patient homes and remotely by virtual visits and phone calls; connecting patients with follow-up clinic appointments, social resources, reinforce diabetes and hypertension health education and collaborate with patients to identify barriers to chronic disease management and work toward solutions; building strong relationships with patients and their families.
Perform needs assessments and enroll patients in Healthy Neighbor by meeting with prospective patients in-clinic, at community sites & through remote outreach.
Assist patients with their medical appointments – making appointments, sending reminders, coordinating transportation and support patients as needed. Refer patients to social services and community resources & follow up to ensure patient access to these supportive resources.
Provide patients with health education and coaching to help them manage their diabetes and/or hypertension.
Identify opportunities to improve Healthy Neighbor and work together with the care team to implement changes.
Establish and maintain community partnerships that support Healthy Neighbor. Identify opportunities to improve outcomes and work together with the care team to implement changes.
Demonstrated interest in community, social justice, public health and/or local economies.
Must display ease and comfort when building relationships with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions & demonstrate the ability to treat all people with equity and respect.
Ability to travel to multiple work sites daily, using your own means of transportation. Valid driver’s license required if driving own vehicle.
Available some evenings and weekends, depending on patient availability.
Bi-lingual (Spanish) strongly preferred.
Prior experience working as a community health worker (CHW) or community-based patient advocacy, engagement or resource navigation preferred.
High school diploma or GED.
Community Health Worker certification preferred. Lay navigation training certification will be considered as an alternative to CHW certification.
$21.85 - $32.83 The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicant’s experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
For more benefits information click here [https://view.publitas.com/kelly-1/virtua-staffing-agency-benefit-guide-2026/page/1].
Requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver's license with the ability to travel to multiple sites. Preference is given to candidates with CHW certification, Spanish bilingual skills, and experience in community-based patient advocacy.
Market context
In New Jersey, community health worker roles are often tied to outreach, care coordination, and patient support across multiple sites, so demand tends to follow programs serving diverse neighborhoods and underserved populations. This role is competitive because employers may prefer CHW certification, Spanish bilingual ability, and community-based patient advocacy experience, while the posted requirements also include a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full description, and be ready to show examples of travel flexibility and direct community engagement.
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