What is HealthCorps?
Community HealthCorps (a branch of AmeriCorps) is intended to promote health care for America's underserved populations, and helps to develop tomorrow's health-care workforce. Community HealthCorps navigators provide direct service to the clients at Sea Mar Community Health Centers while enhancing their skills and experiences in the field of health and human services. Each member's personal growth is fostered through a highly supportive, challenging and educational team environment.
The HealthCorps positions are all 11-month commitments, beginning August 19th, 2013, and lasting through July 3rd, 2014. All positions are full-time commitments, with a total of 1700 service hours required by the end of the service term.
Patient Navigator Position:
Language Requirement: Bilingual Spanish/English required
The Seattle Patient Navigator will work with clients at the Sea Mar Seattle Medical Clinic in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. Seattle Medical specializes in providing primary-care family medicine to Latinos, including preventive health exams, acute care/walk-in visits, minor procedures, and health education. The Patient Navigator will work with various health service providers to assist patients in accessing appropriate care, establishing a medical home, ensuring their pre- and post-visit needs are met and facilitating brief health education encounters. Navigator will also provide translation/interpretation services and coordinate the charity prescription drug assistance program.
Benefits include:
- Trainings on various health related topics
- Annual living stipend of $12,100/$850-900 (net) per month
- Educational award of $5,550 to help pay educational loans
- Health insurance
- Child care (if eligible)
- Food assistance up to $200 a month
- Student loan deferment
Eligibility:
To be eligible for this program, an applicant must be at least 18 years of age with a high school diploma. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, US national or permanent legal resident at the time of application. Applicant must also possess a strong interest in serving the community within the health and human services fields.
