Healthcare Navigator

Position: Healthcare Navigator is SSVF

Salary: $20-24/hr DOE

SSVF Healthcare Navigators are employed by SSVF grantees to provide services that include connecting Veterans to VA health care benefits or community health care services where Veterans are not eligible for VA care. SSVF Healthcare Navigators provide case management and care coordination, health education, interdisciplinary collaboration, coordination, and consultation, and administrative duties. SSVF Healthcare Navigators work closely with the Veteran’s primary care provider and members of the Veteran’s assigned interdisciplinary treatment team.

The SSVF Healthcare Navigators works within this team to provide timely, appropriate, Veteran centered care equitably. The SSVF health care navigator works collaboratively with the team and the Veteran to identify and address systems challenges for enhanced care coordination as needed.

Essential Job Duties:

• Acts as a health coach by proactively supporting the Veteran to optimize treatment interventions and outcomes.
• Provides case management services to Veterans by coordinating services with other organizations and programs to assure such services are complementary and comprehensive.
• Links Veterans and caregivers to supportive services, which include, but are not limited to, housing, financial benefits, transportation.
• Serves as the liaison to VA and community health care programs, and represents the program in contacts with other agencies and the public.
• Determines needs, strengths, limitations, and preferences of each Veteran and engages in problem-solving to identify and reduce barriers to care.
• Advocate for the clients and integrating the Veteran’s cultural values into their care plan.
• Assists the Veteran in identifying methods to monitor progress toward meeting health goals and provides ongoing follow up.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in healthcare or social services sector.
• BA in a social service field.
• Master’s level social worker or equivalent education and experience is preferred.

How to Apply:

Please fill out a St. Vincent de Paul application and submit it with your resume. The application can be found at apply.svdp.us or at 2890 Chad Drive, Eugene, Oregon.

Disclaimer: All employees and prospective employees of St. Vincent de Paul will receive equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age national origin, disability or any other trait protected by applicable law. Promotions, transfers, training, compensation benefits and all other employment considerations will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or any other trait protected by applicable law. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No