PrEP/ HCV Patient Navigator (Hybrid)
About The Position
Join the Erie team! Motivated by the belief that healthcare is a human right, we provide high quality affordable care to support healthier people, families, and communities. Erie delivers holistic care to help every member of the family stay healthy and active from infancy through adulthood. Since 1957, we have provided high-quality care to diverse patients most in need, regardless of their insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay. Erie Family Health Centers, a nationally recognized top workplace with 14 sites in Chicago and suburbs, is looking for a valuable addition to our Lending Hands for Life team! The Patient Navigator builds individual and community capacity through outreach, education, counseling, and advocacy. Using referrals and agency data, they identify people who are HIV+, HepC+, or at risk and not in care, and work to reengage them in medical services through calls, texts, letters, home visits, and other outreach methods.
Requirements
- Local travel required.
- CPR certification required.
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.
- Verbal and written communication skills, including high level of comfort presenting to groups.
- A minimum of two years of work experience in health, social or community services preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate information to clients about living with HIV/HepC or taking PrEP, including how to prevent transmission, the benefits and challenges of care and treatment, and available services and how to access them.
- Deliver health information using culturally appropriate terms and concepts.
- Accompany patients living with HIV and/or HepC and those patients vulnerable to HIV and HepC to medical or social service appointments as needed.
- Provide informal counseling, support and follow-up to clients.
- Help people understand their health condition(s) and develop strategies to improve their health and well-being.
- Assist with patient navigation, benefits enrollment, and health education.
- Link vulnerable populations to health care/social service resources.
- Assist clients with enrollment or re-enrollment in medical care, medical benefits programs and other benefits for which they are eligible.
- Facilitate communication and client empowerment in interactions with health care/social service systems.
- Plan and facilitate patient educational groups.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending (FSA) for Health Care or Childcare
- 401(k) program with Erie matching $0.50 for every $1.00 up to the first 5% of the employee’s biweekly salary
- 15 days of PTO
- 8 paid holidays
- Competitive salary
- Annual merit increases
- Room for growth and career advancement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
