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Location: Sunnyside, WA.

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in the workplace and are committed to an inclusive work environment.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with a starting wage of $18-$20.70, along with high value benefits of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide 10 paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a candidate that has a passion to work with individuals who are homeless or in transitional housing The technical qualifications are:

• Associate degree in behavioral or health sciences or related field and two years closely related work experience. Qualifying work experience may be substituted year for year for education.
• Experience and knowledge in Medicaid / Medicare, insurance, community networking, outreach assistance and strong communication skills. Requires creativity, flexible hours, strong attention to detail; good written skills.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Candidate has not been sanctioned or excluded from participation in federal or state healthcare programs by a federal or state law enforcement, regulatory, or licensing agency.

Day to Day:

• Identification and outreach to individuals and families to identify those in need of health coverage and / or a health care home, including efforts targeting special population (migrants and homeless).

• Provide application assistance for health coverage and follow up as needed to assure affordable health coverage is obtained whenever possible.

• Provide assistance in accessing entitlements and completing forms and applications.

• Provide assistance to assure coverage is maintained.

• Provide education to individuals and families regarding effective use of the local health care system.

• Document activity accurately and efficiently and as requested by programs.

• Provide holistic information about available services to address client needs - at YNHS and other agencies.

• Provide assistance with securing food, shelter, clothing and referrals to other supportive services.

• Develop individual care plans in consensus with staff and client.

• Crisis intervention.

• Advocate on behalf of clients.

• Maintaining confidentiality of client interactions and medical records.

• Participate in staff meetings.

• Participate in quality assurance activities and peer review as requested.

• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.

• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.

• Perform related work and other tasks as requested.