Community Health Worker - Maternity

Cottage Health
United States, California, Santa Barbara
Apr 14, 2025
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Community Health Worker - Maternity for their Population Health department responsible for serving as a trusted resource for birthing patients, their families, and community members. Serves as a cultural bridge with the patient and medical providers and supports perinatal patients. Engages with patients before and during birth and assists with navigation of care and recommendations for follow-up resources after birth. Responsibilities include: Serves as an advocate for the patient, completing basic health and social needs assessments, completing digital documentation, and facilitating verbal and written communication for patients and their caregivers. Lived experience and an understanding of the local community challenges with the populations being served is essential. QUALIFICATIONS: All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently. Education: Preferred: Completed Community Health Worker, Promotor/a or doula training or certificate. Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Minimum: Valid California driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurance coverage as required by California state law. Preferred: CHW, Promotor/a, doula or medical assistant certification preferred, but on-the-job training will be provided. Technical Requirements: Minimum: Cultural competency and knowledge of targeted Hispanic/Latinx communities and lower-income communities in Santa Barbara County. Lived experience with or supporting childbirth. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Ability to write, read, and speak in English for patient documentation. Ability to type and navigate on a computer. Preferred: Training and/or birth experience as a doula. Years of Related Work Experience: Minimum: Lived experience in the Hispanic/Latinx community. Preferred: One year of experience working in a community health or related service, including volunteer or internship positions in a community setting. Doula training and/or lived experience as a birthing person. About Us Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love. Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter. If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.