Patient Navigation Outreach Specialist

Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS)

Public Health Educator III

Opening Date: April 17 2025

Closing Date: May 1 2025

Job Class Code: 4374

Grade: 23 (Pro / Tech)

Salary: $49275.20 $69139.20 per year

Position Number:

Location: This is a fulltime position located in Augusta. This opportunity allows partial telework with management approval.

Anticipated Vacancy

The Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP) coordinates the delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening and followup diagnostic services to underserved women statewide. MBCHP is a small but mighty team of six who work together to make our program shine. We are looking for an impactmaker who wants the work they do every day to have a direct impact on the health outcomes of Mainers. As the MBCHP Patient Navigation & Outreach Specialist clear and thoughtful communication skills are vital as you will assist women as they are trying to navigate stressful health challenges and are in need of compassion patience and sensitivity to the subject matter of cancer and female anatomy. You will be making independent decisions on the appropriate processes to follow and actions to take in accordance with grant requirements standard practices and laws relevant to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the Maine Treatment Act.

Core Responsibilities:

This position functions as the Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP) Patient Navigation and Outreach Specialist with overall responsibilities including:
Providing Maine Treatment Act education to women diagnosed with breast and/or cervical cancer and serving as the lead staff to determine the eligibility for coverage under the Maine Treatment Act.
Monitoring and requesting client data/records from providers as required by the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) federal grant.
Educating and assisting MBCHP clients with accessing covered screening and diagnostic services within the MBCHP Provider Network.
Supporting MBCHP providers to perform covered screening and diagnostic services as defined by NBCCEDP and MBCHP policy and procedures.
Assessing all MBCHP clients with reported abnormal screening results for clients need for case manager/patient navigation services.
Monitoring all MBCHP clients by evaluating reported abnormal screening results to facilitate approved diagnostic followup services ensuring complete and timely access to crucial services.
Supporting program outreach efforts to educate and inform MBCHP clients who are past due or have never been screened on the US Preventive Services Task Force screening recommendations and assist with scheduling services as needed.
Providing resources to MBCHP clients to reduce barriers to accessing screenings diagnostic services and treatment to improve health outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelors Degree in Public Health Community Health Education Health Education and two 2 years experience in community or health education program planning development implementation and evaluation. Directly related work experience may be substituted for education on a yearforyear basis.

Preferred candidates will also have:
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to gather synthesize and summarize a variety of information
Experience educating and supporting women who are navigating a lifethreatening health diagnosis
Experience with communicating basic womens health terminology to a nonmedical audience
Knowledge of breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic terminology
Experience coordinating patient care and education with health providers

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Agency information:

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.

The mission for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) within which this position is located is to develop and deliver services to preserve protect and promote the health and wellbeing of the citizens of Maine.

Application Information:

Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.

For additional information about this position please contact Rebecca Lambert MBCHP Program Manager

To request a paper application please contact

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 8595 of employeeonly premiums $11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100 of employeeonly dental premiums $387.92 annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29 of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a childincluding fathers and adoptive parentsreceive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

State employees are eligible for anextensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated foranything less than fulltime.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.