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Advocate Health

Healthcare provider delivering equitable, cost-effective care

Supervisor - Community Health Workers

Social & Community ServicesPosted on Nov 12
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three or more years of Community Health Worker, care coordination, patient navigation, community health, social health, or related healthcare experience.
  • At least one to two years serving as a Community Health Worker II Team Lead, lead worker, mentor, preceptor, supervisor, or demonstrating equivalent leadership responsibilities within a Community Health Worker or related program.
  • Experience supporting team operations, onboarding, workflow implementation, performance improvement, community engagement, care coordination, or program implementation.
  • Experience working across community-based, ambulatory, behavioral health, emergency department, grant-funded, research, or other Community Health Worker practice settings.
  • Community Health Worker certification is required where recognized or required by state, market, grant, contract, program, or regulatory requirements. In markets without a formal certification pathway, equivalent Community Health Worker training and demonstrated Community Health Worker experience are required.
  • Knowledge of Community Health Worker practice models, social drivers of health, health equity, community health, population health, health literacy, care coordination, patient navigation, community resources, healthcare operations, electronic medical records, social care technology platforms, documentation standards, and enterprise Community Health Worker workflows.
  • Leadership, coaching, mentoring, communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, organization, prioritization, problem-solving, time management, performance management, and team development skills.
  • Ability to supervise, coach, and develop Community Health Workers; support onboarding, workflow adherence, performance improvement, and operational consistency; lead through Community Health Worker II Team Leads; monitor workforce performance metrics; collaborate across interdisciplinary teams; adapt to changing operational priorities; and foster accountability, engagement, continuous learning, and patient-centered care in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provides day-to-day leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance management for assigned Community Health Workers and Community Health Worker II Team Leads, establishing clear expectations, supporting professional development, recognizing performance, and administering corrective action as appropriate.
  • Coordinates daily Community Health Worker operations, including staffing assignments, scheduling, workload balancing, productivity monitoring, workflow adherence, documentation quality, and service delivery across assigned care settings, markets, or program groupings.
  • Supports implementation of enterprise Community Health Worker care models, workflows, program initiatives, grant requirements, research activities, and community-based interventions while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and community needs.
  • Partners with Community Health Worker II Team Leads to reinforce onboarding, orientation, workflow adoption, continuing education, competency development, peer mentoring, and ongoing skill development for Community Health Workers.
  • Monitors workforce performance, productivity, documentation quality, referral outcomes, patient access, workflow compliance, and operational metrics to identify barriers, provide coaching, and support continuous improvement.
  • Ensures compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, documentation standards, privacy expectations, safety requirements, and enterprise Community Health Worker operating standards.
  • Collaborates with physicians, nurses, care managers, social workers, operational leaders, community organizations, and interdisciplinary partners to strengthen care coordination, improve patient access, and support effective community resource connections.
  • Supports program evaluation, operational reporting, quality improvement initiatives, and implementation of standardized workflows by assisting the Manager, Community Health Workers with data collection, issue identification, action planning, and follow-up activities.
  • Serves as the operational liaison between Community Health Workers, Community Health Worker II Team Leads, leadership, clinical teams, operational departments, and community partners to facilitate communication, remove barriers, and coordinate daily operations.
  • Escalates significant patient safety, operational, workforce, compliance, partnership, documentation, or workflow concerns to the Manager, Community Health Workers while supporting timely implementation of corrective actions.
  • Understands and adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethical Conduct and ensures assigned work and supervised employees comply with Advocate Health policies, regulatory requirements, and applicable laws.

Desired Qualifications

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Human Services, Business Administration, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in Patient Navigation, Care Coordination, Healthcare Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Improvement, or a related field.
  • Experience supervising Community Health Workers, patient navigators, care coordinators, community health staff, or other frontline healthcare teams.
  • Experience supporting clinically embedded, community-embedded, grant-funded, research, behavioral health, lifestyle medicine, emergency department, or enterprise Community Health Worker programs.
  • Experience with Epic, social care technology platforms, community resource networks, operational reporting, workforce performance monitoring, and standardized workflow implementation.
  • Advanced knowledge of Community Health Worker operations across multiple care settings, workforce performance management, quality improvement methodologies, operational workflows, staffing optimization, change management, and enterprise Community Health Worker standards.
  • Ability to partner effectively with Community Health Worker II Team Leads to strengthen onboarding, training, workflow consistency, leadership development, employee engagement, succession planning, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across multiple teams and care settings.

About the Company

Advocate Health

Healthcare provider delivering equitable, cost-effective care

Advocate Health runs a multi-state healthcare system that provides care through a network of hospitals, clinics, and affiliated services. It aims to help people live well by delivering equitable care for all in its communities, using its combined strength and expertise to improve health outcomes while lowering costs. The organization operates across seven states (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin) with strong bases in Chicago and Milwaukee, and focuses on coordinating care, expanding access, and reducing waste to deliver value to patients. Its goal is to offer consistent, high-quality care that is more affordable by emphasizing equity, prevention, and efficient care delivery within a regional network.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Founded
2022

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