Patient Health Navigator

Responsibilities :

• Acts as a liaison between internal and external customers, including patients, other FHCSD service staff and other service providers, for the purpose of improving patient / client quality of care and flow.
• Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with all grant funder and patients' insurance requirements Works in collaboration with all members of the healthcare and departmental program on retention in care, appointment completion and identifying barriers to care (i.e. : QI Projects, Case Reviews).
• Engages in patient interactions via telephone and in person to identify and meet patient needs, including provision of assisted and unassisted referrals, resources and follow-up; depending on patients presenting needs.
• Performs general clinical tasks, as assigned, which may include filing, processing paperwork, data entry, scanning / photocopying, agenda creation and minutes, encounter reports, scheduling and similar tasks.
• Uses discretion during all interactions to answer both routine and complicated questions; forwards issues to appropriate person. Handles confidential and routine information.

Requirements :

Rewards :

FHCSD was founded by community activists working towards a common goal : caring, affordable, high-quality medical care for all. We are proud to continue this mission today as we provide accessible services to over 210,000 patients across San Diego County. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

$22.00 - $26.17

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and / or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here : FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)