Title: Community Health Worker
Location: San Diego, CA
Pay Rate: $25 – $30 per hour
Employment Type: Part Time
Availability: Must have open availability
About DocGo:
DocGo is leading the proactive healthcare revolution with an innovative care delivery platform that includes mobile health services, population health, remote patient monitoring, and ambulance services. DocGo disrupts the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality, highly affordable care to patients where and when they need it. DocGo's proprietary, AI-powered technology, logistics network, and dedicated field staff of over 5,000 certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care and drive efficiencies for municipalities, hospital networks, and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the comfort of a patient's home or workplace. Together with DocGo's integrated Ambulnz medical transport services, DocGo is bridging the gap between physical and virtual care.
Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated Community Health Worker (CHW) to support vaccination outreach and education efforts in San Diego’s vulnerable and medically underserved communities. This role is part-time and ideal for someone who is passionate about promoting health equity, building trust within diverse communities, and improving access to vital health services.
As a CHW, you will engage directly with community members, promote local vaccination events, and provide culturally appropriate education about vaccines. You’ll work at various community-based locations where people live, work, learn, play, and pray — helping to reduce barriers and increase awareness of immunization benefits.
Job Duties:
- Promote local vaccination clinics and events through community outreach and engagement.
- Assist with planning and executing health awareness and promotion activities in diverse settings
- Conduct outreach to community residents, organizations, businesses, and other partners to help advertise the Vaccination events.
- Provide culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate vaccine education to community members.
- Assist with event logistics at community vaccination sites (e.g., setup, check-in, coordination).
- Build trusted relationships with community members and serve as a liaison between the public and health service providers.
- Present to key stakeholders, community partners and residents the immunizations (Vaccinations) services that the County provides via presentations and one-on-one meetings
- Share up-to-date, information about immunizations and address vaccine hesitancy.
- Collect and report community feedback to inform program improvements.
- Collaborate with public health teams, faith-based organizations, schools, and community centers.
- Drive company vehicles to/from designated work sites
- Other tasks as assigned
Requirements:
- Must be very familiar with the San Diego community.
- Lived experience or strong cultural connection with the populations served.
- Must be Bilingual or multilingual skills are strongly preferred.
- Prior experience in health education, outreach, or community engagement is a plus.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and in diverse community settings.
- Casework or social work is strongly preferred.
- Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed
- Minimum of 2 years of licensed driving
- Hold a current valid CA Driver’s License with acceptable driving record
EEO/AAP Statement: DocGo is an equal opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences. DocGo is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.
