Cancer Screening Outreach Navigator

Vanderbilt Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health seeks an Assoc Public Health Manager for Cancer Screening to provide patient-centered, non-clinical navigation services for community members needing cancer screening. You will collaborate with community partners to educate on resources and screening options, overcoming barriers to timely care.

Responsibilities include coordinating navigation efforts, tracking outcomes, and supporting education programs while engaging diverse populations and maintaining documentation for

Qualifications

• Public Health background required.
• Experience facilitating small group discussions, workshops, or educational sessions.
• Proven 1:1 or small group health coaching experience with ability to build trust and support behavior change.
• Clinical experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience working in a community clinic or community health environment.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and support diverse patient populations.
• Strong coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic support as part of the VICC Community Outreach and Engagement team’s population health navigation program.
• Assist community members in understanding local resources available, including educating patients about cancer screening guidelines and options.
• Maintain awareness related to community resources and assist in identifying individuals in need of screening to address barriers by connecting patients to resources.
• Supports program leadership with various programmatic and administrative responsibilities.
• In the course of performing the duties, integrates with partner organizations, including attendance at relevant meetings and outreach events.
• Assist with follow-up of individuals navigated to support action and continued screening.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete, and accurate documentation of navigation interactions and track programmatic activities, reporting quarterly to demonstrate outcomes and performance improvement activities.
• Assist in the development and implementation of patient and community outreach and education programs as appropriate.
• Provides support for the creation, coordination and execution of the program.
• Supports program leadership with various programmatic and administrative responsibilities.
• Maintains awareness related to research project activities.

Skills

Public Health background

Group discussions/workshops

1:1 health coaching

Clinical experience in healthcare

Community clinic/health environment

Engage diverse patient populations

Coaching & relationship-building

Job description

Vanderbilt Health seeks an Assoc Public Health Manager for Cancer Screening to provide patient-centered, non-clinical navigation services for community members needing cancer screening. You will collaborate with community partners to educate on resources and screening options, overcoming barriers to timely care.

Responsibilities include coordinating navigation efforts, tracking outcomes, and supporting education programs while engaging diverse populations and maintaining documentation for