POSITION DESCRIPTIONAllied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Health Sector) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2016 -2020 • June 6th, 2022
Contract Type FiledJune 6th, 2022Position Title: COVID Care Navigator – Grade 3 Business Unit/Division: Allied Health Award Agreement: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Health Sector) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2016 -2020 Classification: Grade 3 Allied Health Professional Employment Type: Up to Full Time – 1.0 FTE Reports to: Allied Health Clinical Leaders- COVID Navigator Service Director Allied Health / Clinical Leader as nominated Date Prepared/Updated: 6 June 2022 General Role Statement: Take the lead responsibility to coordinate discharge planning for COVID positive patients back into the community and into the COVID Positive Pathway ProgramWorking in partnership with COVID Positive (C+) clinical treating teams at Northern Health, the COVID Care Navigator provides a dedicated resource to:▪ support effective and timely discharge of C+ patients (assessed as being of low to medium severity) directly from the emergency department or inpatient wards, and▪ provide linkage with appropriate commun