What are the responsibilities and job description for the PATIENT NAVIGATOR position at Apicha Community Health Center?
Our mission at Apicha Community Health Center is to provide high quality, equitable, whole person and culturally responsive care delivered in an inclusive and welcoming manner. Build and expand on our long tradition of care for AAPI, LGBTQ and persons living with HIV.
We are currently seeking a Patient Navigator to work at our 400 Broadway location.
Position Summary: Conducts outreach to recruit low income, high-risk HIV negative and HIV positive individuals of the Lower East Side and Chinatown into HIV prevention services and primary care.
Qualifications: High school diploma/GED with 2 years of working experience required. Some college education with 1 year of working experience preferred; Energetic and motivated to achieve the agency mission; Strong socio-cultural identification with the target population or experience in working with target population required; Ability to recruit from target population required; Ability to work with diverse populations; Ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends; Ability to handle multiple tasks and stressful environment; Fluency in Spanish or Mandarin language is strongly preferred; Ability to use public transportation is required; Ability to communicate well in English required; Ability to use common office computer software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required; Ability to work within organizational structure with multi disciplinary team environment required; Ability to provide HIV testing within 30 days of starting work
