UNIVERSITY MUSLIM MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC·Huntington Park, California
Acts as a liaison between patients and healthcare services to help underserved populations overcome barriers to care. Provides culturally responsive outreach, health education, and navigation of social-service systems.
Starting salaries are set in accordance with our compensation plan, which considers multiple individual and organizational factors, including internal equity. To uphold pay equity in alignment with the compensation plan, starting salary ranges are not negotiable. Before applying, please ensure that the compensation for this position meets your needs.
To promote the well-being of the underserved by providing access to high-quality healthcare for all, regardless of ability to pay.
Our services, activities and governance reflect the Islamic values and moral principles which inspired our founders. These include the core values which are universally shared and revered by society at large: Service, Compassion, Human Dignity, Social Justice, and Ethical Conduct.
Working at UMMA
UMMA is looking for passionate and mission-driven Staff who look to make an impact on the lives of our patients and the members of our community. These roles include Physicians and Medical Staff, Behavioral Health Staff, Administration, and more! For more information on the services we provide,
Click Here [http://www.ummaclinic.org/services/]
Benefits: and Compensation
UMMA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package with comprehensive and cost-effective medical plans. Benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program Tuition Reimbursement, loan repayment opportunities, 403(b) savings plan, employee discounts, extended lunch on Fridays, and more!
Our compensation plan also includes Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (accruals begin on the first day of hire), Employee Recognition, and more!!
The Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who serves as a trusted liaison between patients, families, UMMA Health, and community-based services. Drawing upon lived experience, cultural understanding, language skills, or close knowledge of the communities UMMA Health serves, the CHW helps patients overcome barriers to care, navigate health and social-service systems, and build the knowledge and confidence needed to achieve their health goals.
Working as a nonclinical member of the interdisciplinary care team, the CHW provides culturally and linguistically responsive outreach, health education, social support, service navigation, advocacy, and follow-up in clinics, community, home, and other approved settings.
Essential duties
Conduct outreach and build trusting relationships with patients, families, and community members.
Identify patient strengths, priorities, barriers to care, and health-related social needs using approved screening and assessment tools.
Connect patients with medical, behavioral health, dental, preventive, and social services, including food, housing, transportation, insurance, and other community resources.
Assist patients with scheduling, applications, referrals, appointment preparation, and navigation of health and social-service systems.
Follow up with patients and service providers to help confirm that referrals and needed services were completed.
Provide culturally appropriate health education, coaching, social support, and self-management assistance consistent with approved care plans and organizational protocols.
Advocate for patient needs and help patients communicate their goals and preferences to the care team.
Participate in interdisciplinary care planning, case conferences, community outreach activities, and health-promotion events.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation of outreach, services, referrals, outcomes, and time spent in the electronic health record or other approved systems.
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and promptly refer clinical, behavioral health, safety, or crisis concerns to qualified personnel.
Perform other related duties within the CHW scope of practice.
All employees are expected to provide the very highest level of service to Clinic patients and their families. In addition, their work ethic is expected to reflect the Islamic values and moral principles that inspired its founders. These include the core values that are universally shared and revered by society at large:
Ethical Conduct: Equipment & software operation
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.
