Join Elica’s mission and become a part of a team where every day is an opportunity to make a positive impact in your community! At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community! Our passion extends throughout Elica, from the exceptional healthcare services we provide to our underserved patients at our Community Health Clinics and state-of-the-art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels, to our Resource Center where we empower patients and members of the community to connect with resources to help them build healthy and full lives.
Requirements
- Collaborate with community housing agencies and landlords to build partnerships with supporting clients transitions to available housing options.
- Support clients experiencing homelessness by engaging harder to reach clients about housing opportunities, often meeting the clients out of the office or clinic environment.
- Coordinated Entry System: Tenant screening and housing assessment, include managing HMIS data entry and use of VI-SPADAT assessments.
- Completions of Needs Assessment and Individualized Housing Stabilization Plan development including breaking down barriers in obtaining/sustaining housing, developing long and short term goals and setting deadlines on tasks and interventions.
- Support the client with housing applications, programs and other housing services, as well as planning the use of housing deposits benefits.
- Work with health plans on housing deposits and other services potentially offered to the client (ex: CS, ECM, medical, dental, behavioral, D&A treatment, transportation, interpretation, etc.).
- Assist with housing search/application completion.
- Coordinate with landlords including setting up viewing appointments, lease completion, and any other necessary efforts.
- Benefits advocacy, including Medi-Cal, CalFresh, SSI, EDD, IHHS, WIC and others.
- Securing housing resources for subsided rent and housing expenses.
- Ensuring that the living environment is safe and ready for move-in.
- Assistance with arranging for and supporting details of unit move in.
- Providing independent living and life skills including assistance with and training on budgeting, including financial literacy, lease compliance, client rights and responsibilities, and connection to community resources.
- Support Elica Health Centers’ patients with medical/dental/behavioral health/D&A treatment referrals and other supports for successful move-in and housing sustainability if patients are not eligible for ECM.
- Documenting encounter notes and services in Electronic Health Records (EPIC) and any other system required (HMIS and payer portals) in a timely and accurate manner.
- Document data required for service authorization and for housing deposits authorizations, including collecting documentation and submitting referral forms to Managed Care Plans. Deliver move-in cost assistance payments when needed.
- Coordinate with outside agencies to place clients in permanent housing and set up any necessary supports, such as childcare, furniture resources, utility set up and discount programs.
- Work with Enhanced Care Management Case Managers within Elica Health Centers or other organizations as necessary for client support.
- Housing Navigator attends regular meetings with the team.
- Attends and represents Elica Health Centers during community outreach events.
- Maintains a maximum caseload of 40-45 active cases.
- Maintains consistent attendance and punctuality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 403B retirement savings account with up to 4% employer matching contribution and 100% immediate vesting.
- Healthcare: Medical (Kaiser or Anthem PPO Options), Dental, Vision - Individual and family plans available
- Company funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) to help pay for out-of-pocket costs related to medical coverage
- FSA Plans: 2 options for Flexible Spending Accounts - Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- Company paid basic Life and AD&D Insurance. (supplemental life and AD&D options available)
- Optional Critical Illness, Accident, ID Theft Protection and Pet insurance potions
- Accrued paid time off and paid holidays.
- Employee Assistance Plan with five (5) free counseling visits, financial services, legal services, and a plethora of online resources.
- Tuition Reimbursement program and CME/CEU program.
