System Navigator - Los Angeles, United States - Pacific Clinics

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Who We Are
Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support.

Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.


Who We Serve
Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional-age youth, families, adults, and older adults.

We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal-eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.


What We Offer

  • Pay Range: $21.39$27.00 per hour. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location.
  • Shift: 9 am to 5 pm.
  • We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more
  • Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

JOB SUMMARY
Works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency. Exhibit behaviors consistent with the Service Principles.

Demonstrates and develops supportive/coaching relationship with patients and their caregivers to help them navigate the system to support their well-being.

This includes providing assistance (e.g., attending appointments, providing community linkages) and supporting education related to physical health, behavioral health, and social determinants of health.

Supports whole-person care principles.


RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

  • Works actively with the program's other team members to develop strategies for outreach to consumers who tend to isolate themselves.
  • In coordination with a multidisciplinary team, assist consumers in selecting services and/or programs that will be useful in achieving their recovery and/or treatment goals.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to consumer choice and empowerment.
  • Demonstrates an ability to develop respectful interpersonal relationships with consumers while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
  • Assists and supports consumers with identifying, linking to and appropriately utilizing healthcare resources including the member's primary care physician as well as specialty care providers, dental care and vision care, if applicable.
  • Assists and supports members with establishing benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medi-Cal and other benefits for which they are eligible.
  • Assists and supports members with identifying their housing needs and/or resources in the community to meet these needs.
  • Assists and supports members with linking to and participating in substance abuse services both onsite, if available, as well as in the community.
  • Assists and supports members with linking to and utilizing education and employment services.
  • Assists consumers in learning social skills and independent living skills that facilitate community. Integration including budgeting, transportation and grooming and hygiene.
  • Supports consumer's integration into the community through social and recreational activities.
  • Develop and facilitate peer support and selfhelp groups as appropriate to recovery/treatment goals.
  • Helps consumers and family members identify, understand and combat stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and develop strategies to reduce selfstigma.
  • Increases awareness and provide linkage to selfhelp programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery.
  • Supports the vocational choices consumers make and assist them in overcoming barriers to employment.
  • Encourages and supports members' skills and talents.
  • Maintains billable services consistent with program needs and funding source expectations, through documentation and other required paperwork.
  • Participates in offsite presentations introducing the program to community partners and potential new consumers.
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings on a regular basis to provide input towards program development and staff training.
  • Attends and participates in scheduled supervision to provide or receive input towards program development and staff training.
  • Exhibits a nonjudgmental approach to effective listening maintaining, respectful eye contact and an appropriate level of engagement.
  • Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.
  • Models the agency's mission and core values in all communication and correspondence.
  • Communicates effectively in a culturally competent manner with a diverse member population and promotes favo

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