Patient Navigator Jobs

Job Summary
Seeking a dynamic, Spanish-speaking Patient Navigator for this unique opportunity to work as team member on a pilot project with Boston Children’s Hospital Accountable Care Organization (ACO) addressing social determinants of health for primary care families and young adults. This person will work with an interdisciplinary team in the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic to help ensure patients and their families have stable, healthy housing; access to nutrition resources; and receive all benefits and community resources available to them.
The Patient Navigator will be responsible for:

• Coordination of nutrition education and resources, including providing direct nutrition education and skills development (e.g., food budgeting) counseling and providing support to enrollment in community nutrition classes
• Providing support for acute housing and nutrition needs for patients in clinic on a rotating schedule
• Participation in a multidisciplinary team of medical and mental health providers in a primary care medical clinic
• Facilitation of referrals to community partners
• Collaboration and relationship development/management with partner community agencies, including co-management of patients
• Provide support and guidance for patients to access income maximization programs
• Assistance with program development and establishment of program infrastructure
• Identification and assessment of patients to determine eligibility for social support interventions

To qualify, you must have:

• Access to a private location to work from home or offsite.
• Strong communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to respond to events effectively.
• Experience in a medical setting preferred
• Expertise with building community partnerships, trauma-informed care, social determinants of health, housing policy and resources, and food security.
• Ability to follow research protocols and procedures and enter data.
• Interest in working with multicultural patients with complex needs, in particular social determinants of health.
• Please note: During a public health emergency, individuals in this role may be expected to take on additional duties to respond to organizational needs.
• Ability to observe, analyze and interpret general and technical data, (verbal and written) accurately.
• Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred.
• Diverse candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.