Overview
**Description**
**Cultural Navigator – Bilingual Spanish**
**REMOTE HYBRID** – This role requires coming onto the Swedish campus as needed, to support patients. There is not a permanent office location for this opening, so administrative work can be done remotely.
**_*You must have an active, WA State Drivers License and reliable transportation. Mileage reimbursement will be given._**
**SCHEDULE:** 1.0 FTE; averaging 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday, 8a-5p PST. Hours are somewhat flexible, but can change depending on patient needs. Occasional weekend work is required, and advance notice will be given to when this is needed.
The Cultural Navigator program is designed to address disparities in healthcare. Cultural Navigators are Community Healthcare Workers with understanding and knowledge of the local community build well-being in the language of the target community by bridging the gap between groups, individuals, and healthcare providers. Community education, outreach, identification of barriers to care, and educating healthcare providers in culturally appropriate delivery of care are key activities. Cultural Navigators will work with patients to connect them to health and community services and act as advocates to mitigate barriers to equitable and culturally sensitive health care. This may also include assisting patients and their families in navigating the healthcare system and connecting them to health and community/social services to mitigate barriers to equitable and culturally sensitive health care. This position may also provide consultation, information and education to various health and community providers to promote culturally appropriate delivery of care and requires understanding and knowledge within a target community.
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Upon request: Driving may be necessary as part of this role. Caregivers are required to comply with all state laws and requirements for driving. Caregivers will be expected to provide proof of driver license and auto insurance upon request. See policy for additional information.
+ 3 years Bilingual. Demonstrated verbal and written fluency. Posting will be unique to specific language.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Associate’s Degree Health or Social Work Related Field
**Why Join Providence?**
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
**Apply Today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.**
**About Providence**
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
**About the Team**
Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
**Requsition ID:** 284636
**Company:** Swedish Jobs
**Job Category:** Community Services
**Job Function:** Community Service
**Job Schedule:** Full time
**Job Shift:** Day
**Career Track:** Clinical Support
**Department:** 3900 SS ERP Bus Systems
**Address:** WA Seattle 1730 Minor Ave
**Work Location:** Swedish Metropolitan Park East-Seattle
**Pay Range:** $21.62 – $33.73
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
