Location: Oak Park, IL

 Hospital: Rush Oak Park Hospital

 Department: Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

 The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center is seeking a Primary Care Physician to join our outpatient clinic located at Rush Oak Park Hospital in Oak Park, IL.

Responsibilities will include direct patient care and involvement with teaching medical students and residents. These positions provide opportunities for career and academic growth and leadership development. A competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and an academic appointment commensurate with experience are available.

 The Division of General Internal Medicine at RUSH is academically active and growing. There are currently more than 50 faculty members active in a variety of professional activities, including research, medical education, advocacy, leadership, and quality improvement work. We provide care at over 10 clinical sites across Chicago and its Western suburbs, including the recent openings of the West Loop and Hinsdale practices. We are constantly expanding our academic, educational, and clinical footprint and eagerly collaborate within and outside of Rush Medical College.

Rush University System for Health (Rush) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous regional outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, and the College of Health Sciences.

Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We are committed to fostering and sustaining a climate and culture wherein all staff, faculty, patients, and students thrive. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2024-2025. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 50 of the more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized eleven Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country.

All three Rush hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Additionally, Rush has been named as one of the nation’s "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" for the past six consecutive years. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.

We’re passionate about health equity: for the communities we serve, for our patients and for our employees. We know that the South and West Sides of Chicago have historically been underserved. As a result, there is a 16-year gap in the life expectancy of someone in Chicago’s Loop versus someone in Chicago’s West Side. As the largest employer on Chicago’s West Side, we take it seriously that our institution can change this. As part of our Anchor Mission strategy, we hire, invest, buy and source, and volunteer locally. We’ve invested more than $6 million on the West Side since 2018, and that number continues to grow every year. And, of course, we continue to provide excellent patient care for everyone who comes to Rush.

Rush offers competitive total compensation that includes base pay, benefits, and other incentive programs for our employees. The total pay range shown reflects the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, knowledge and skills; relevant experience and training; education, certifications, and licensure; primary work location; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range is for a full-time, 1.0 FTE employee, and includes any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Opportunities for increased compensation based on exceeding productivity targets. Additional compensation may include sign-on and retention bonuses and relocation allowances. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.

Pay Range: $245,000 - $329,000

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits, learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Join Rush and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush Oak Park Hospital 

Department: Community Health Worker Hub

Work Type: Full Time On-Site (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)  

Shift: Shift 2nd Including some weekends  

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (1:00:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour
Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary:
The Community Health Worker (CHW) is responsible for operationalizing Rush’s social determinant of health and chronic disease strategy within the community. The CHW will be a liaison to community members and patients as well as community partners, and conduct health and/or social determinant screenings, provide telephonic and in-person navigation services and self-management support in the community and in the Rush clinical settings such as primary care and/or the emergency department as needed. The CHW will also assist with different community initiatives such as health programming or other health promotion efforts as needed.
Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
Qualities we are seeking include Cultural humility, ability to build trustful relationships with clients, nonjudgmental and empathetic listener; shows compassion and respect. Shows acceptance of people and their life journey. Demonstrates passion and commitment. Understands strengths and challenges of their community and which strategies will work best.

This is a patient facing role covering the inpatient hospital side and emergency room.

Works with Food is Medicine Program and refer patients to the Food is Medicine Department. 

Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
•A high school graduate or GED.
•1-2 years of experience of working in community settings as a community health worker or navigator is desirable.
•The ability to work independently and solve problems along with strong multi-tasking, organization, communication, and expertise with information systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
•Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience with care management-related service functions such as: patient interviews, discharge planning/social service basic assessment and referral processes, community resources.
•Must be comfortable working in a variety of settings, with people’s different living situations, and across all levels of socio-economic status.
•Experience in diverse community settings preferred in particular Chicago’s West Side
•Excellent written and verbal communication and interviewing skills.

•Applicant must live in the Chicagoland area, have their own transportation with proof of current auto insurance, be able to navigate the Chicagoland area, and be available to work evenings and weekends.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication 

Preferred Job Qualifications:

•Experience in community service through volunteering, internships, committee service, community networks, etc.

•Commitment to teamwork, collaborative approach and customer service focus preferred.

•Experience working in and/or with communities of color

•Bilingual/bicultural including Spanish, Polish, and Mandarin speaking ability desired but not required

Responsibilities:
1.Provide health education and information in order to assist clients in achieving health goals by discussing behavioral risk factors, recommended lifestyle changes, and ways to reduce barriers to treatment adherence.
2.Create tailored strategies for addressing community health concerns by assisting clients to overcome obstacles to care.
3.Build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, counseling, social support and advocacy.
4.Address barriers that inhibit clients’ access to health care and information.
5.Provide direct services (e.g., measuring/monitoring blood pressure, providing health screenings) in a variety of settings.
6.Conduct screenings (including Rush’s social determinants of health screener and health risk assessments), one-on-one visits, groups sessions and phone calls within various community settings.
7.Provide navigation services to patients, including scheduling appointments for primary and specialty care follow-up
8.Assist patients and community members with public benefits enrollment and redetermination, including SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and other programs
9.Conduct verification of insurance plans and assist out-of-network patients with connecting to care at an appropriate clinic
10.Provide social support to clients as needed.
11.Motivate and praise clients for even small accomplishments and assist them to develop strategies to overcome barriers in order to achieve their behavior change goals.
12.Communicate with interprofessional providers via Epic and in-person huddles
13.Mediate between participants and healthcare and social service systems or community resources (e.g., management of healthcare utilization) to improve the quality and cultural competency of service delivery.
14.Advocate for individuals and communities to ensure clients receive the care they need in localized accessible settings.
15.Refer clients to community resources and follow up using various platforms (e.g., Unite Us).
16.Manage a caseload of patients and community members from a variety of sources, including but not limited to COVID-positive patients, Emergency Department (ED) patients, school-based health center student families, Cancer Center patients, and referrals from Rush providers in a range of care settings.
17.Monitor a daily list of discharged patients and referral work queue for outreach and follow-up.
18.Attend community events and health fairs to complete social needs screenings, resource coordination, and information sharing about Rush and community programs and services
19.Performs other duties as assigned.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.