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 organization
Position Summary
The Sea Mar Reproductive Cancer Patient Navigator (PN) (temporary position) supported by the non-profit RAD-AID International. The PN will act as a support to clinicians to guide patients through each step in the process of any abnormal breast or cervical cancer screening result, assisting patients in accessing recommended follow-up care, including additional imaging, tests and appointments at tertiary care centers. Sea Mar’s goal is for all patients to receive appropriate follow-up and for any confirmed cancer to be diagnosed within 60 days of abnormal screening or presentation of symptoms. The Reproductive Cancer Patient Navigator will use supportive communication to motivate and assist patients to overcome obstacles in completing follow-up testing and accessing specialty care. The Reproductive Cancer Patient Navigator will maintain on-going communication with patients, clinical staff (Primary Care) and specialty care providers (Gynecology, Oncology), and community partners to assure the patients’ timely and appropriate care.
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 patients 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 patient needs
• Surpassing patient 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.
Under the direction of the QI department and the clinical lead, facilitate and schedule patient appointments/referrals with appropriate provider(s) for reproductive cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Contact patients with referrals related to breast and cervical abnormalities.
Request medical records from outside care providers and upload to ensure accurate and complete medical record.
Consider and strategically address the “social determinants of health” which may be delay or otherwise interfere with timely and appropriate follow-up services. This includes contacting and reminding patients to schedule appointments, and communicate, and arrive at scheduled appointments on time and prepared.
Maintain timely communication with primary care, Oncologist, Gynecologist and other specialty care providers to facilitate collaboration between the patient’s primary care medical home and their specialists.
Collaborate with Sea Mar medical clinical staff, specialty clinics, research teams, and other stakeholders in the planning and implementation of educational, training and quality improvement efforts for reproductive cancers. Support…