Whitman-Walker Health
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Salary
$60,000 - $75,000 / YEAR
The Care Navigator provides intensive psychosocial support to HIV-positive youth and families, helping them navigate medical care and life transitions. They work within a multidisciplinary team to identify barriers to care, conduct outreach, and ensure seamless service delivery through community partnerships.
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related field along with a professional mental health licensure. The role requires the ability to drive, access to a vehicle, and experience working with diverse populations.
Whitman-Walker envisions a society where all persons are seen for who they are, treated with dignity and respect, and afforded equal opportunity to health and wellbeing. Through care, advocacy, research, and education, we empower all persons to live healthily, love openly, and achieve equality and inclusion. For over 50 years, we have been meeting the needs of our communities with the endless dedication of our diverse teams.
The Care Navigator-Youth and Families utilizes independent judgment and discretion to provide support to HIV-positive youth (ages 13-25) and HIV-affected families as they navigate life transitions including newly diagnosed with HIV, re-engaging in medical care, transitioning to adult HIV medical care, and pregnancy and post-delivery support. The Care Navigator-Youth and Families provides intensive psychosocial support to clients, often in the community, including providing tangible support including accompanying clients to appointments, obtaining benefits and entitlements, and identifying additional supportive resources. This position partners with other community organizations to ensure collaborative service provision without disruption to care.
The position requires outreach to the highest-risk groups, and partnerships with key community and government partners to provide counseling, care, and risk management education to youth. The position accompanies clients through Whitman-Walker’s services and assists in obtaining external referrals, while also helping the client to establish a healthy support system.
Whitman-Walker is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants, its employees, or former employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and gender identity. For accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources.
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