The Health Navigator Certificate of Achievement program prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for obtaining work in the fields of healthcare, public health, and human/social services. Working with case managers and other team members, Health Navigators provide guidance, health assessments, health education, health outreach, and community resource referrals to support a client's disease management plan, lifestyle for health management, and care coordination. They act as a bridge between the patient, the family, the community, the healthcare team, and the healthcare system. This program can be completed within one year, culminating in a Certificate of Achievement upon satisfactory completion of all requirements.
Program Learning Outcomes:
1.Demonstrate job readiness by conducting a client-centered interview and applying health navigator core competencies, emotional intelligence, and effective communication skills to clients with diverse backgrounds and barriers to care.
2.Demonstrate job readiness by conducting a client-centered interview using metrics/data for validating value-added services and providing community resources and social service referrals to support formerly incarcerated clients, survivors of trauma, and/or clients with chronic conditions.
The projected number of students that will earn the certificate is 20-25, once the certificate program is established and all courses are offered.
The goal of the Health Navigator program is to provide quality instruction within a comprehensive curriculum for students to earn a Certificate of Achievement and to obtain gainful employment in healthcare, public health, or the social/human services fields.
Students must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better to earn the Health Navigator Certificate of Achievement:
Course (Units)
TOTAL: 17 units
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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HLTOC 150 | Introduction to Health Care Careers | 2 | S1 |
HLTOC 101 | Medical Terminology | 3 | S1 |
HLTOC 263 | Communication Skills for the Healthcare Professional | 3 | S1 |
HLTOC 260 | Emotional Intelligence | 2 | S2 |
HLTOC 261 | Health Navigator I | 2 | S2 |
HLTOC 262 | Health Navigator II; prereq. HLTOC 261: Health Navigator I | 3 | S3 |
HLTOC 264 | Chronic Condition Management; prereq. HLTOC 101: Medical Terminology | 2 | S3 |
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