About this role
Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Community Health worker to be a part of the Primary Care Home Health team of caregivers addressing social determinants of health, and focusing on reducing financial barriers that impact access to care. The Community Health Worker assists individuals and families in enrolling in public benefits such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act(ACA) marketplace, connecting them to critical resources, and providing financial literacy education. Community Health worker act as an advocate for the patient, acting a go-between between our providers and patients.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Conduct outreach and help enrollees engage in preventive care, chronic disease management, and
recommended services (Care Coordination; Individual and Family Support).
• Participate in care-team planning, huddles, case review, and information exchange (Care
Coordination).
• Provide education on health conditions, treatment plans, self-management, and home monitoring
(Health Promotion).
• Identify and connect enrollees with community resources and drivers-of-health supports (Referral to
Community and Social Support Services).
• Assist with clinical and non-clinical referrals, tracking, and follow-up (Care Coordination).
• Support access to transportation, food, housing, personal care, equipment, and other enabling
services (Referral to Community and Social Support Services).
• Co-lead health education groups and wellness or prevention initiatives (Health Promotion).
• Support medication and treatment adherence (Health Promotion; Comprehensive Transitional Care).
• Facilitate goal setting and help problem-solve barriers to the care plan (Comprehensive Care
Management; Health Promotion)
Successful Candidate will have:
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Certification or formal training as a Community Health worker highly preferred.
• Certified applications counselor (CAC) certification highly preferred.
• Patience and ability to establish rapport with this population.
• Flexible schedule and transportation.
• Knowledgeable about diverse clientele.
• Ability to write clearly and distinctly.
About Swope Health
Swope Health, the Kansas City region's largest Federally Qualified Health Center, has provided comprehensive primary care, dental care and mental health services in the Greater Kansas City area for more than 56 years.
Recognized as a patient-centered medical home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, our commitment to an integrated model of healthcare aligns with our mission to improve community health and wellness through accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and The Joint Commission, we served nearly 56,000 patients in 2025 at 24 locations throughout the area, including Kansas City, Belton, Independence, North Kansas City, Hickman Mills, and Wyandotte and Leavenworth Counties in Kansas. Swope Health is a special place that cares for the people who need it most, wherever they are in the community.
As a Swope Health Associate you will be expected to help deliver on the Swope Health Promise of “We Make Care Visible”.
You will do this by V.I.S.I.B.L.E 1. Valuing every person 2. Impacting communities 3. Serving with professionalism 4. Inspiring Innovation 5. Believing that healthcare is a basic human right 6. Leading with accountability and praise 7. Empowering Excellence