Peer Navigator

Meharry Medical College; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Meharry Medical College seeks a Peer Navigator to connect patients with HIV, HCV, and STI prevention, testing, treatment, and related services, including substance use treatment, MAT, behavioral health, insurance, and patient‑assistance programs. The role is fully in-person, primarily based on the Syringe Services Program mobile unit, with clinic and community outreach responsibilities.

The Peer Navigator supports education, testing, care coordination, and recovery‑focused navigation for

Qualifications

• Experience providing patient support and navigation is preferred.
• Knowledge of harm reduction and trauma-informed care is a plus.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide navigation, education, testing support, and care coordination across clinic, mobile unit, and community settings.
• Assist patients with insurance coverage, referrals, appointments, and follow-up care.
• Document encounters accurately in the electronic health record and TN-WITS.

Job description

The Peer Navigator connects patients with HCV, HIV, and sexually transmitted infection prevention, testing, treatment, and related services, including substance use disorder treatment, medication for opioid use disorder, behavioral healthcare, insurance, and patient‑assistance programs. The role provides navigation, education, HIV/HCV testing, peer recovery support, appointment assistance, and encounter documentation in the electronic health record and TN‑WITS. This is a fully in‑person position primarily based on the Syringe Services Program mobile unit, with clinic and community‑outreach responsibilities.

The Peer Navigator/Healthcare Navigator provides patient education, testing support, care coordination, and recovery‑focused navigation for individuals receiving services through the clinic, mobile SSP unit, and community outreach settings. This position supports HIV, HCV, STI, and PrEP‑related services; assists patients with insurance coverage, patient‑assistance programs, appointments, referrals, and follow‑up care; and helps link patients to infectious disease care, substance use disorder treatment, medication for opioid use disorder, mental health services, and other health and social‑service supports.

The role requires accurate documentation in the electronic health record, TN‑WITS, and program logs, as well as participation in reporting, meetings, supervision, training, and related program activities. The ideal candidate has knowledge of harm reduction, recovery support, substance use disorders, and HIV/HCV/STI prevention and treatment, and is able to provide respectful, trauma‑informed, nonjudgmental support while maintaining confidentiality, professional boundaries, and client self‑determination.

About Meharry

About Meharry Meharry Medical College was founded just 11 years after the end of the Civil War with the mission of educating African Americans to serve the underserved. Today, the nation’s largest private, historically black academic health sciences center has trained thousands of health care professionals. Three out of every four Meharrians return to urban or rural communities to serve others by providing medical or dental services. Our faith‑based roots within the United Methodist Church inspire us to respect and serve all. Our standards are high within an educational environment that is nurturing. We believe that health equity is key to alleviating suffering. Whether our graduates are physicians, dentists, scientists, professors or public health professionals, the Meharry experience equips them to affect the world as a force for change led by our motto: “Worship of God Through Service to Mankind".

Mission

Mission Meharry Medical College is a global academic health sciences center advancing health equity through innovative research, transformative education, exceptional and compassionate health services and policy‑influencing thought leadership. True to its legacy, Meharry empowers diverse populations to improve the well‑being of humankind.

Core Values

Core Values Meharry Medical College is a community of scholars and learners committed to excellence Accountability with transparency Equity with inclusion Respect with collegiality Service with compassion Integrity without exception

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Meharry Medical College complies with Title IX and is an affirmative action employer. Candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination for an non‑merit reason such as race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, handicap or veteran status.