EDSP Patient Navigator
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Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Founded in 1923 Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach California. Serving over 50000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center Level III NICU heart care and orthopedics.
Additionally St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named as a 2024-2025 High Performing Hospital for Heart Attacks by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit for more information.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
The Emergency Department Syphilis/HIV/HCV Screening Program (EDSP) Navigator supports routine opt-out testing (and treatment as available) for sexually transmitted infections including syphilis for HIV and for hepatitis C virus in the emergency department (ED) setting. The Navigator provides outreach patient education coaching linkage to care documentation data collection and advocates for culture change in the hospital.
- Advocate for and normalize routine opt-out testing (and treatment as available) in the ED including posting prominent signage and outreach materials inviting patients to opt in to services.
- Develop connections with a comprehensive array of community providers including Ryan White clinics Federally Qualified Health Centers and community-based programs to facilitate patient referrals.
- Make Navigator contact information widely available and respond directly to calls emails messages and texts from ED and community providers local health departments and patients.
- Stay up to date about effects treatment options and chronic disease management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) to effectively educate patients.
- Coach patients in preventive practices harm-reduction transmission reduction and medication adherence strategies that are rooted in their goals preferences and life circumstances.
- Use motivational interviewing techniques to coach patients in a respectful culturally responsive non-judgmental manner that fosters partnership in care.
Job Requirements
- High School Graduate and two (2) years of experience providing community health education services
- Bachelors degree in Public Health Health Sciences or a closely related field may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis
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About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
