Cooper University Health Care

Navigator Specialist

Cooper University Health Care  •  Camden, NJ (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

Navigator Specialists in the Center for Healing provide ongoing supportive services to patients with substance use disorders.

They provide education, service coordination, service linkage, and support to patients within the healthcare, social service, and justice systems.

Provide ongoing care-coordination and case management services.

Guide linkage to appropriate clinical services including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), behavioral health treatment, and social services to individuals with Substance Use Disorder.

Provide education, coordination, navigation, linkages, and support to individuals with Substance Use Disorder

Foster one-on-one supportive relationships built on trust and respect, and encourage engagement and retention in treatment in order for patient to reach and maintain optimal outcome

Provide continuity of care by meeting patients in various clinical care settings including the following:

  • Emergency department visits, addiction treatment appointments, medical appointments, social service appointments, and therapeutic appointments.
  • Identify health and wellness needs, barriers and strengths including physical health, medical and addiction treatment, social support, occupational and intellectual strengths and goals, financial and housing, etc.
  • Perform outreach by meeting with patients in the community and act as allies and advocates for patient services
  • Attend Addiction Medicine clinical and programmatic conferences and meetings as required

Experience Required

Registered Nurse, OR

Licensed Practical Nurse with 2 years lived experience, OR

Baccalaureate (BA) degree with 2 years lived experience, OR

Associate degree with 4 years of lived experience, OR

Certified Medical Assistant with 4 years of lived experience

Education Requirements

High School Diploma REQUIRED

1 year of relevant experience if candidate has bachelor's degree in related field or 2 years of relevant experience if candidate has associate's degree or is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist.

4 years of relevant experience, either clinical or lived, if candidate is a Certified Medical Assistant.

4 years of relevant experience, either clinical or lived, accepted in lieu of bachelors, associates or relevant certification.

Lived experience with navigating the criminal-legal system preferred.

Bilingual candidates preferred.

Special Requirements

Communication – Ability to communicate with patients, visitors and coworkers

Bi-Lingual preferred

Salary Min ($)

USD $24.00

Salary Max ($)

USD $40.00

Cooper University Health Care

About Cooper University Health Care

Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.

Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.

Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.

Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Camden, NJ
Year Founded
1887
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