Community Health Navigator
Company: Vamos Health
Location: Orem
Posted on: February 11, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Salary: Location: Orem, UT
Salary/Pay: $43,900 annually About the Role: The Community Health
Worker (CHW) is responsible for helping patients and their families
to navigate and access health and community services and adopt
healthy behaviors. The CHW works as a member of the Primary Care
team through an integrated approach to care management and
community outreach. As a priority, activity will promote, maintain,
and improve the health of patients and their families. Provide
social support and informal counseling, advocate for individual and
community health needs, assess self-management needs and health
literacy level, and provide health education. Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with patients
and their families while providing general support and
encouragement Utilize motivational interviewing skills to identify
the patient's individualized goals and priorities for their health
Work closely with medical providers to help ensure that patients
have comprehensive and coordinated care Conduct intake interviews
with patients identifying barriers to optimal health Follow-up with
patients via phone calls, Telehealth, and in-person visits Help
patients set personal health goals and support adherence to those
goals through identification of barriers and facilitators Work
collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members Be
knowledgeable about community resources appropriate to needs of
patients/families Be responsible for providing consistent
communication to the Supervisor to evaluate patient/family status,
ensuring that provided information, and reports clearly describe
progress Requirements/Qualifications: High School Diploma or its
equivalent Excellent time management and organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Creativity,
flexibility, sound judgement, and ability to take initiative
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact
professionally with culturally and educationally diverse staff and
clients Written and oral fluency in Spanish and English required.
Experience working in a multicultural setting Experience working in
a community-based setting for at least 3 years preferred Basic
computer skills (Outlook, Excel, and Powerpoint helpful) Ability to
initiate and maintain positive working relationships with team
members and other organizations Positive attitude and open to
changing environment
Keywords: Vamos Health, Ogden , Community Health Navigator, Healthcare , Orem, Utah