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    Patient Navigator - Baton Rouge, United States - Open Health Care Clinic

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    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Purpose:

    The Patient Navigator provides peer support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families to promote increased client involvement in their medical care.

    Essential job functions including, but not limited to:

    1. Satisfies Core Competencies

    · Accepts responsibility for ensuring that performance meets the standards of the professional, ethical and relevant legislated requirements

    · Adhere to the Ryan White Standards of Care and agency policies in the provision of services to clients

    · Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients.

    2. Patient Navigation

    · Meet with newly diagnosed and out of care clients to provide peer support

    · Provide follow up to new clients once they have been assigned a case manager

    · Assist clients in navigating the HIV system of care

    · Conduct ongoing contact with clients, including phone and face-to-face visits with clients

    · Maintain and submit required documentation

    · Work collaboratively with staff to plan and implement client-centered supports

    · Participate in all appropriate meetings, including community meetings on client's behalf

    · Promote medical and treatment adherence and increased involvement with self-care by accompanying clients on medical appointments

    · Encourage community involvement

    · Report any significant concerns to supervisor

    3. Reporting and Program/Staff Development

    · Document all services and contact in the client record.

    · Complete necessary documentation for billing purposes

    · Complete 16 hours of HIV orientation training and 24 hours of annual training.

    4. Other Duties

    · Adhere to departmental policies, procedures and objectives

    · Participates in ongoing quality improvement objectives

    · Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all federal and state health information privacy laws.

    · Other duties as assigned

    Education Requirements:

    · High School diploma required.

    Skills, Licensure and Knowledge Requirements:

    · Knowledge or experience working with persons living with HIV or special populations including transgender individuals

    · Must have current valid LA driver's license

    · Ability to pass an auto insurance carrier review required.

    · American Heart Association BLS certification required.

    Physical Requirements:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    · While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach

    · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work

    · Light to moderate lifting is required

    Work Environment:

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    · Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).

    · Ability to work in a confined area.

    · Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

    Travel or Special Requirements:

    Driving during the workday as well as local or out of state travel may be required to perform job duties.

    Company DescriptionOpen Health Care Clinic is a federally-qualified health center located in Baton Rouge, LA. We are an equal opportunity employer looking for compassionate, talented people who want to share their expertise with our respected patients.

    Company Description

    Open Health Care Clinic is a federally-qualified health center located in Baton Rouge, LA. We are an equal opportunity employer looking for compassionate, talented people who want to share their expertise with our respected patients.

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