CARE NAVIGATOR - Urban

The Institute for Family Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for Family Health is seeking a Care Navigator in New York to join an interdisciplinary team supporting patients with treatment adherence. You will accompany patients to appointments, promote healthy living, provide social support and education, and conduct home visits and community outreach.

Responsibilities include pre-visit planning, case management, and assisting with transportation and childcare to address individual patient needs.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of programs and services.
• Ability to write professional reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of health care.
• Ability to identify resources and utilize problem solving skills to meet patient’s individual needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills required.
• Bi-lingual, Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients address personal and environmental difficulties that could affect treatment adherence.
• Accompany patients to medical appointments and support engagement.
• Promote healthy living and provide social support and health education literature.
• Conduct home visits and community outreach.
• Ensure execution of service plans and obtain health home consents.
• Carry out pre-visit planning and provide case management for patient needs, including transportation and childcare.

Skills

Knowledge of programs

Report writing

Teamwork

Healthcare knowledge

Resource identification

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Computer skills

Bilingual Spanish

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Brief Description

Works as part of an interdisciplinary team to assist patients address personal and environmental difficulties which could negatively affect treatment adherence. Care Navigators will ensure the execution of service plans by accompanying patients to medical appointments, promoting healthy living, providing social support, health education literature, conducting home visits, and community outreach, as well as ensuring engagement and obtaining health home consents. Care Navigator will adhere to evidence based guidelines. Care navigators will carry out pre-visit planning, provide case management to address patient’s individual needs as they pertain to treatment adherence, including but not limited to transportation to medical appointments and childcare.

Brief Description

Works as part of an interdisciplinary team to assist patients address personal and environmental difficulties which could negatively affect treatment adherence. Care Navigators will ensure the execution of service plans by accompanying patients to medical appointments, promoting healthy living, providing social support, health education literature, conducting home visits, and community outreach, as well as ensuring engagement and obtaining health home consents. Care Navigator will adhere to evidence based guidelines. Care navigators will carry out pre-visit planning, provide case management to address patient’s individual needs as they pertain to treatment adherence, including but not limited to transportation to medical appointments and childcare.

Requirements

Education Required

• HS Diploma or GED required.

Experiences And/Or Skills Required

• Knowledge of programs and Services
• Ability to write professional reports and correspondence
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of health care
• Ability to identify resources and utilize problem solving skills in order to meet patient’s individual needs
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills required
• Bi-lingual, Spanish preferred

Licenses/Certifications Required

Not applicable

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action

The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required, however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.