Overview
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.
Qualifications
- 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
Where You\'ll 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 50,000 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 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 nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit for more information.
Pay Range
$24.00 - $31.41 /hour
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