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Seamar

Community Resource Navigator

Seamar, Tacoma, Washington, us, 98417

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Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organizationPosition Summary

The role of the Community Resource Navigator is to provide information and assistance to individuals

seeking health coverage, health care and other local resources that aid them in maintaining a healthy life

style. They help in educating eligible individuals on how to navigate health insurance options, public

programs, and Sea Mar services and assist with the application processes. They aid newly assigned and

high risk patients in scheduling their initial appointment for medical, dental and care management

services. They provide case management and or participate in intervention strategies that remove

barriers that may result in appointment no shows. This service is provided at both Sea Mar service

locations or through home visits as necessary. They are responsible for meeting and maintaining all

Washington State and Sea Mar testing and certification requirements related to their duties.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on

the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances

self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered,

culturally-aware services.

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an

excellent client experience by:

Understanding and empathizing with client needs

Surpassing client expectations

Demonstrating a high level of integrity

Exhibiting compassion and commitment

Advocating for social justice

Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team

Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their

utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful applicant will:

Pro-actively aid in increasing public awareness regarding health coverage enrollment

opportunities by planning and conducting outreach activities within the community, participating

at both Sea Mar sponsored and non-Sea Mar sponsored events.

Assist in the development and distribution of informational/promotional materials, and

establishes and maintains referral relationships with local organizations, agencies, institutions and

businesses as directed by the Managed Care Department.

They will routinely work uninsured lists from Sea Mar dental, behavioral health, and ancillary

service sites to advance enrollment of eligible individuals onto health coverage and inform non

eligible individuals about health care options.

Assist consumers with online public health coverage and program applications, provide the

necessary information for consumer to navigate health plan options and make well informed

decisions.

Serve as a service navigator for consumers wishing to establish Sea Mar as their medical home,

by providing information regarding services available, and consumer rights and responsibilities.

Be responsible for assisting high risk patients in scheduling a care manager appointment and

facilitate processes to ensure they’ve established care. In using a case management model

incorporating home visits if necessary to assist patients who fail to keep their initial medical visit

by removing impediments by identifying and linking them to necessary resources.

Be responsible for maintaining daily activity records, submitting progress reports in a timely

manner, and assist in identifying areas for quality improvement and efficiency to the Managed

Care Department.

Assists in identifying, monitoring and tracking uninsured individuals and advocating on their

behalf regarding barriers to coverage and or access of health care services.

Performs all duties in a professional manner, participates at all mandatory state and corporate

trainings and meet all competency testing requirements, on health coverage policy changes

impacting consumers and or processes.

Perform any and all other duties as may be assigned while adhering to all corporate and

departmental policies and procedures.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The successful applicant:

Must sign an oath of permanent confidentiality covering all organizational, customer and patient

related information.

Will undergo a criminal background check from the Washington State Patrol.

Will sign and date the job description to affirm the validity of the information herein, and to

signify compliance with the conditions of employment.

Travel is required, must have a vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license.

Must be able to work weekends and evening hours.

Proficient in navigating the internet and Microsoft Office programs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the applicant must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

Applicant must have excellent customer service skills.

They must possess good organizational and time-management skills, demonstrate good

judgment, excellent problem-solving abilities and maintain a professional demeanor at all times.

The applicant must be proficient at public speaking, spelling, grammar, written communication

and the ability to read, interpret, complex documents, reports and data.

They must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs.

They must be bi lingual, fluent in English and a second language Spanish preferred, with the

ability to read and write proficiently in both.

Legible handwriting required.

This person must be of good character and maintain confidentiality.

They need to be self-motivated and have an excellent work ethic, including the ability to work

both as part of a team and independently.

They must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.

They will be responsible for their specific county assigned but may be required to travel to assist

other managed care personal in other counties.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Bilingual skills are required.

Must be able to communicate effectively with patients and staff in English, Spanish, or Russian,

both orally and written.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to solve practical problems and a variety of situations where only limited

standardization exists is required.

The applicant must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,

diagram or schedule form.

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Either an AA or BA in Social Services or Business Administration with at least 2 years of

customer service experience is required, preferably in a health care environment. Additional #J-18808-Ljbffr