
The Care Navigator Scholar program offers individuals the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in improving health outcomes. As a Care Navigator Scholar, you will receive training to prepare you to connect patients to educational resources, community-based opportunities, and more. Why Care Navigator Scholar? Upon completion of the program, graduates will distinguish themselves as top candidates for employment in the health care industry. The program is offered year-round at select sites in California with 9-month and 6-month options. The 9-month program requires an average of 1 to 2 four-hour shifts per week. The 6-month option requires that students shift a minimum of 2 four-hour shifts per week. These sites currently offer the Care Navigator Program: Adventist Health Glendale, Kaiser Permanente Riverside, Kaiser Permanente South Bay, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, and St. Joseph Hospital of Orange. Care Navigators must be accepted to, enrolled in or graduated from an accredited college or university and must be at least 18 years old by the application deadline for the entering cohort they wish to enroll in. If you are accepted into the program, you will be required to attend a three-day training where we will provide you with all the information you need to know to be a successful Care Navigator Scholar.