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Patient Navigator (Foster Care) - 40 hours, Days

UMass Memorial Health -
Worcester, MA

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Full-time
$22.24 - $40.04 an hour

Qualifications

Interdisciplinary collaboration in health services social work
Clinical social history assessment
Crisis counseling in health services social work

Full Job Description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$22.24 - $40.04

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations .

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8a-4:30p

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

Cost Center:

34000 - 3244 Pediatric Foster Care

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Assesses patient needs for social services, provides referrals, facilitates patient access to care. Coordinates service delivery, provides medical case management, and advocates for community-based social services for patients and their families. Explains service delivery and teaches patients how to navigate some aspects of the health care system themselves.

*Seeking a Patient Navigator who can be a peer to our patient community when going through the process of regaining custody of children in the foster care system. The ideal candidate has experience with having a child(ren) removed but navigated through the process and regained/maintained custody.*

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Working as an integrated member of the primary medical care team, meets with patients, facilitates access to and coordinates delivery of social services, which may include but is not limited to financial assistance, health insurance, medication, reimbursement, transportation, foster care, educational resources, housing and extended/home care. May assist with development of patient education materials and community resource list.
2. Provides education, information, and referral to specialized intervention programs, including but not limited to substance abuse detoxification, asthma outreach, rehabilitation and prevention services. Advocates and works to resolve problems of patient access to these services. Follows up with patients to complete and evaluate social service referrals, working with medical and mental health providers as well as community service agencies to develop alternate plans when indicated.
3. Functions as a navigator among service providers and community resources, both within the institution and the community, including state and local government as necessary. Maintains ongoing communication/collaboration with clinical team, acting as a resource and referral source.
4. May identify patients who are uninsured or need medication coverage. May meet with patients to obtain medical and social service history and counsel patients as necessary regarding insurance eligibility. May enroll patients as necessary.
5. Attends periodic UMMHC team meetings to improve program. Attends staff education meetings. Receives training at least annually to maintain current knowledge applicable to program including medical care and resources as they affect the social service needs of patients. Participates in community-based meetings to stay current on new and evolving resources. Develops relationships with community-based health resources.
6. Adheres to regulatory policies and procedures relative to the program.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. High School diploma or GED.

Preferred:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services or Counseling.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Two years of social work, human service or related professional experience, including demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
2. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form.

3. Personal experience with DCF, Foster Care and navigating through the processes to regain custody.

Preferred:
1. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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