Community Transitions Navigator

All Positions • Greenwood, SC

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Transitions Navigator (CTN) provides healthcare navigation services to enrolled clients/patients, coordinates medical home placements and first appointments, collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to address the social determinants of health and arranges supportive services and referrals to community partners for improved health outcomes and to prevent avoidable hospital admissions/emergency department visits. CTN may provide limited health coaching and advocacy to improve assigned clients'/patients' appropriate healthcare utilization and may assist them with applications for healthcare payor options, prescription assistance and/or other benefit programs. CTN will be expected to attend appointments and to make home visits as required to advocate for the client/patient and to connect them to needed resources.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Human Services, Sociology, or Psychology.
• 5 years of experience in healthcare, care coordination, or case management (if Associate degree is in a related field).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare navigation services to enrolled clients/patients.
• Coordinate medical home placements and first appointments.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to address the social determinants of health.
• Arrange supportive services and referrals to community partners for improved health outcomes.
• Prevent avoidable hospital admissions/emergency department visits.
• Provide limited health coaching and advocacy to improve assigned clients'/patients' appropriate healthcare utilization.
• Assist clients/patients with applications for healthcare payor options, prescription assistance and/or other benefit programs.
• Attend appointments as required.
• Make home visits as required to advocate for the client/patient and to connect them to needed resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree