The Community Cancer Navigator (also known as Community Health Worker) supports LGBTQ+ patients and their social and health needs by helping them navigate and access community resources, social services, and medical systems. Serves as a liaison between Cedars-Sinai Cancer’s Community Outreach and Engagement and the community to facilitate access to cancer support, resources and services through assessment, care coordination, and other case management activities. The Community Cancer Navigator will closely with the community outreach and engagement team to partner cross-functionally with external clinics and hospitals, including but not limited to, medical providers, social workers, and case managers to provide intensive personal support to patients to ensure that all health and social support needs are met.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborates with COE team members to identify patients in need of cancer related navigation especially in communities with cancer disparities and in geographic areas with a higher density of late-stage cancer diagnosis.
- Completes regular trainings on the cancer continuum.
- Conducts community education on cancer clinical trials, how they work and how to access them.
- Supports prevention and control researchers in testing materials, approaches and methods to improve navigation to screening, diagnostic, treatment services and prevention and clinical trials participation.
- Engages, builds rapports, establishes a trusting relationship and continuous candid communication with patients/participants and patient/participant support systems.
- Assesses social determinants of health needs in patients/participants and documents appropriately.
- Determines social determinants of health concerns/ gaps, develops a plan to address moderate social and health disparities.
- Assists patients/participants with problem-solving barriers to health stabilization by identifying, locating, connecting to and navigating needed community and medical system services including visiting patients at their homes, accompanying patients to appointments and assisting patients with completing forms to access needed services.
- Conducts proactive follow up with patients/participants and families to reduce barriers in accessing resources.
- Works collaboratively and professionally with other disciplines of the health care team including medical providers, social workers, case managers, and other patient navigators.
- Establishes professional relationships and partners with community stakeholders, community resources, health plans and providers by participating in local community engagement activities with local agencies e.g. community based organizations, social service agencies, faith-based organizations, community centers, government agencies, etc. to promote support for continued involvement and cooperation in community health projects.
- Identifies gaps in community resources and supports the implementation of new solutions or services to close identified gaps.
- Disseminates community resource updates to Cedars-Sinai staff and community stakeholders.
- Work independently to fulfill general requests; works with internal team to solve more complex issues.
- Provides overall programmatic support, including meeting coordination, data collection and analysis, and other administrative duties as assigned.
- Assists with logistics and delivery of cancer education, navigation and awareness events, presentations, health fairs, as needed.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma/GED required
- 1 year of experience in community-level health education or related field with experience in the LGBTQ+ community.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Heartsaver CPR Certification - Required for mobile clinics/COACH Program
Preferred:
Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Biology, Public Health, Community Health and/or related
2 years of experience working with vulnerable populations, cancer patients and their families from underserved communities and communities with intersectional identities (LGBTQ+, Asian, Black Pacific Islander, etc..)
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Working Title: Community Cancer Navigator Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities
Department: Cancer Resrch Ctr Health Eqty
Business Entity: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category: Community Engagement
Job Specialty: Community Engagement
Position Type: Full-time
Shift Length: 8 hour shift
Shift Type: Day
Base Pay:$20.42 - $30.63
