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Req #: 244312

Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 05/19/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $,5523 - $8,653 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701\_a11y.pdf)

**HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SOCIAL WORK** has an outstanding opportunity available for a **PEER NAVIGATOR (SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT) to join the MADISON CLINIC** .

WORK SCHEDULE

• Full-Time / 40 hours per week

• Day Shift

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

• The Madison Clinic is an interdisciplinary, outpatient primary care clinic, located within Harborview Medical Center, which serves individuals living with HIV as well as those who are at high-risk of acquiring HIV.

• The Madison Clinic case management program receives grant funding to provide financial advocacy to patients who are receiving HIV care at Madison Clinic. Many of the patients served at Madison Clinic have complex psychosocial needs and financial advocacy is a critical component of their healthcare access.

• Many of the patients served at Madison Clinic have complex psychosocial needs that make navigating the health care system challenging, therefore peer navigation is vital for supporting patient’s health literacy, treatment adherence and engagement in medical care.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• The purpose of being a Peer Navigator is to serve as a role model for living well with HIV

• Provide guidance to people living with HIV (PLWH) helping patients overcome barriers to engagement, adherence, and retention in treatment. Some examples of the barriers experienced by Madison Clinic patients include lack of adequate insurance, substance use, stigma, complicated immigration statuses, mental health issues, and homelessness

• Work in a multidisciplinary team setting, alongside providers, case managers, nurses and financial advocates to facilitate the patient’s linkage to medical and psychosocial care

• Focus services on patients who are newly diagnosed, justice involved, transferring care from clinics/organizations outside Harborview and patients needing to reengage in care

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help patients navigate the HIV/medical care system and work in collaboration with case managers to assist patients with accessing needed services.

• Provide one-on-one and/or group social and emotional support.

• Work directly with patients to support medication adherence and treatment engagement.

• Work in collaboration with the patient’s care team including medical case managers, doctors, and/or other staff involved in the patient’s care to provide coordinated support for their engagement in care.

• Address HIV treatment adherence needs and coach patients to improve adherence skills. Follow-up with patients who have missed appointments and identify barriers to engagement in HIV care.

• Build rapport with patients to facilitate engagement and retention in medical care, adherence and other supportive services to address well-being, self-sufficiency and reducing barriers to care.

• Where feasible, accompany patients to appointments, provide reminders, so they can effectively access HIV care, SUD treatment, mental health care and other supportive services.

• Adhere to HMC/Social Work Department standards for documentation and confidentiality, complete documentation in compliance with grant deliverables.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Social Work or a Bachelor’s Degree in the behavioral sciences AND two years experience as a Social Work Assistant I or equivalent.

OR

an Associate of Arts Degree in the behavioral sciences AND four years of work experience as a Social Work Assistant I or equivalent.

ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER

As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

**Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/harborview-medical-center)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift North

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.