Cancer Screening Patient Navigator (AmeriCorps) - Utah

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Utah; On-site; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award upon completion

Living Allowance

Training

Job summary

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps, through AUCH's UHC program in Utah, seeks Cancer Screening Patient Navigators to connect patients with resources, educate on screenings, and help navigate health systems.

You will work with health centers across Utah, provide motivational interviewing, coordinate with gastroenterology and hospitals, and support access to care and social services in the community.

Responsibilities

• Help health center patients access resources and information, including cancer screenings, food, housing, and quality care.
• Explain preventive screenings to support healthier behaviors and lifestyles.
• Coordinate with gastroenterology centers and local hospitals to improve care access.
• Provide informal counseling using Motivational Interviewing (MI) and follow-up.
• Increase access to healthcare services through resources, programs, activities, and referrals.
• Perform other duties per AmeriCorps terms and conditions.

Skills

Computers/Technology

Public Health

Social Services

Job description

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps, through AUCH's UHC program in Utah, seeks Cancer Screening Patient Navigators to connect patients with resources, educate on screenings, and help navigate health systems.

You will work with health centers across Utah, provide motivational interviewing, coordinate with gastroenterology and hospitals, and support access to care and social services in the community.