La Clínica del Pueblo is a community-based health center committed to delivering the highest quality, culturally appropriate, and patient-centered health services. La Clínica is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1983 to meet the emergent health needs of the Latine immigrant community in the DC, VA and MD area. 

Our mission is to build a healthy Latine community through culturally appropriate health services, focusing on those most in need. 

“La Clínica is caring. It was created by and for the people. It is familiar with the culture of the people it serves. The staff is invested in their patients. They develop a bond with every patient.” Susana, La Clínica patient.

La Clínica del Pueblo provides primary care, mental health services and wrap around services to nearly 5,000 individuals at our two health clinics, and touches more than 70,000 people through our culturally and linguistically appropriate services, such as:
- School-based mental health services program providing supports for 180 newcomers with a 100% high school graduation rate;
- Safe space and care for young Latine LGBTQ adults;
- Supports program for Latina survivors of gender-based violence;
- Only bilingual outpatient substance use program for Latines;
- Medical interpretation across health centers and hospitals ensuring individuals can receive care in their preferred language;
- HIV/AIDS prevention, screening and testing ensuring navigation and linkages to medical care and social services;
- Support services including insurance enrollment and case management 
- Health education and promotion across our communities with focus on prevention of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity.
- Advocacy towards increasing health access and health equity for the Latinx immigrant community and ensuring a more just and inclusive health system

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Company Size: 51-200 employees

La Clinica del Pueblo

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**La Clínica del Pueblo**

**Job Description**

**Job Title: ** Health Educator and Navigator

**Department: ** Community Health Action

**Supervisor: ** Health Educator and Navigator Team Lead

**Location: **This position will be primary located in Hyattsville, Maryland; but need to be able to move between locations as needed. This position could work remotely, as needed.

**Classification: **Non-Exempt/Hourly

Synopsis: This position will develop and implement health education/ promotion initiatives with a focus on mitigating barriers to healthy behavioral change and facilitating access to social support services. The selected candidate will work with direct service providers to link patients with an array of education and health promotion services focused on chronic disease management and prevention including but not limited to weight reduction, improving nutritional literacy, promoting active lifestyles, wellness, and stress management. The selected candidate will also coordinate a navigation system to connect community members to existing local services and address the social determinants of health affecting patients.

**Qualifications**

**Required Education and Experience:**

-  Associates degree in a health field, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of a High School diploma with a minimum of two years of documented experience in public health program implementation, or similar field.

-  Bicultural; fully bilingual.

-  Comprehensive awareness and knowledge of social determinants of health affecting the Latino immigrant community in the Washington DC metro area.

-  Two years previous work experience in community health education and/or clinical services.

-  Two years of experience with program data reporting.

-  Experience with delivery of charlas.

-  Experience working in a Latino and/or multi-ethnic communities.

**Preferred Education And Experience**

-  Experience working with community health workers.

-  Experience implementing community educational campaigns, including the design of educational materials.

**Required Skills/Abilities/Certifications/Licenses**

-  Good oral and written communication skills in both English and Spanish.

-  Ability to work with all segments of the community.

-  Strong ethical core.

-  Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Outlook, Excel).

-  Ability to work with electronic medical records (EMR) or another database software.

-  Leadership, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, detail oriented, teamwork-oriented, self-starter, highly organized.

**Preferred Skills/Abilities/Certifications/Licenses**

-  Experience using eCW.

-  DPP Lifestyle Coach Certification

-  DC, MD, or VA Community Health Worker Certification.

**Duties And Responsibilities**

-  Support direct service providers to identify patients and community members eligible for education/ support groups, system navigations around the areas of Access to Healthy Food, Access to Infrastructure for recreation and physical activity.

-  Implement evidence-based curriculums for chronic disease prevention and management.

-  Conduct on-going monitoring and reassessment of client progress and needs.

-  Maintain medical records and other data bases including completeness, filing, neatness, confidentiality, and documentation.

-  Conduct “charlas” (educational sessions), as needed.

-  Support the production of culturally appropriate audiovisual education and informational materials and disseminate them within La Clinica.

-  Participate regularly in medical and patient support services team meetings.

-  Assist in preparing reports about health education as required by funders.

-  Implement a strategy to recruit, engage and navigate health promotion clients:

-  Develop and maintain a referral mechanism with community-based organizations, to navigate Spanish-speaking immigrants who are living with chronic conditions to social support services.

-  Provide navigation services to following La Clinica’s guidelines and procedures.

-  Other duties and responsibilities:

-  Assist supervisor in maintaining program inventory.

-  Attend required staff training to improve skills.

-  Attend program, department, and all staff meetings and all mandatory La Clinica activities.

-  Meet regularly with supervisor to report and review work plan.

-  Represent La Clinica by attending conferences, meetings, coalitions, and community planning groups meetings, as designated by supervisor.

-  Follow La Clinica’s Code of Conduct, and all other personnel Policies and Procedures.

-  Perform other related duties as assigned.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**

None.

**Physical Requirements**

-  Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

-  Must be able to lift up-to 15 pounds at times.

-  Must be able to work outside and stand-up for a prolonged period during outreach events or outdoor group sessions.

-  Ability to work weekends and evenings, as needed.

-  Able to perform duties in different La Clinica’s locations as required.

-  Able to perform duties and responsibilities remotely when needed.

Health Educator and Navigator

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