Substance Use Navigator

Job overview

The Substance Use Navigator role is onsite at Highland General Hospital in Oakland, CA, supporting the FQ HGH Bridge Clinic. The posting lists a pay range of 40.75–49.53, without specifying a pay unit. The role supports the Alameda Health System Bridge Program’s access to substance use disorder treatment. The navigator engages people who use substances and clinicians in therapeutic relationships, provides education about medication treatment and harm reduction, and helps patients access healthcare, behavioral health, and social resources. The role coordinates with clinicians, schedules visits, documents interactions, and responds to the clinic’s warmline. Engagement may take place by phone, text, in the clinic, emergency department, hospital, or community site.

What you'll do

• Engage people who use drugs in supportive conversations
• provide education and counseling on medication options for addiction treatment
• help patients access healthcare, behavioral health, and social resources
• coordinate with clinicians and support treatment initiation and psychosocial services
• answer warmline messages
• schedule clinic visits
• document interactions in the electronic medical record.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

alameda health system

substance use navigator

bridge clinic

substance use disorder

harm reduction

addiction treatment

patient navigation

oakland ca

highland general hospital

allied health

full time

day

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Serves as an ambassador for the Alameda Health System Bridge Program and supports harm reduction and substance use disorder treatment access.

About the employer

Alameda Health System is hiring for this role. Industry: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals. Sector: 62.