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Patient Navigator Assistant

NYU Family Health Centers

Patient Navigator Assistant

Brooklyn, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation. It includes nine primary care sites, 33 school-based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program. The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs. Learn more about Family Health Centers at NYU Langone.

    POSITION SUMMARY: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Patient Navigator Assistant. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing culturally competent anonymous and confidential HIV counseling, testing and referrals. The Patient Navigator Assistant will provide sensitive harm reduction counseling, HIV prevention education, and referrals to clients accessing HIV testing.

    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Coordinates with representatives of other related agencies to communicate information and develop partnership opportunities for outreach.
    • Identifies and responds to emerging community issues in HIV prevention through the development of innovative outreach education, health promotion and community programs.
    • Contributes and leads prevention education campaigns and resource development including dissemination.
    • Coordinates the maintenance of and proper stocking of community safer sex/information and distribution.
    • Interacts with patients/staff in a courteous manner and communicates with other departments to facilitate patient flow and/or resolve patient issues.
    • Provides critical feedback to other members of the health care team based on observations in the field and outreach as necessary.
    • Complies with all organizational policies and procedures. Patient Navigator is expected to behave ethically, demonstrate competence in effective communication and team building, demonstrate effectiveness in working in a collaborative environment and demonstrates confidence in decision-making and in building relationships.
    • Performs other duties as assigned in accordance with the mission, goals, and values of the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    • High School Diploma Required.
    • Some college preferred.
    • Past experience and employment working with HIV care and/or prevention.
    • Experience working with LGBTQ communities.
    • Experience with effective behavioral interventions for HIV prevention and able to conduct effective outreach to promote prevention within the LGBTQ communities.

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bilingual English/Spanish
    • Bachelor's Degree

    _Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. _ Family Health Centers at NYU Langone's network provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view Family Health Centers at NYU Langone's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.

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