Community Dementia Navigator – Contract Position

NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC

Community Dementia Navigator position connecting caregivers and individuals living with dementia to necessary resources. Promoting early detection and improving access to support services across Henry, Benton, and Decatur Counties.

Posted 5/7/2026contractJackson • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Dementia Navigators connect caregivers and individuals living with dementia to community resources and clinical support
Promoting dementia-friendly practices, providing memory screenings, educating about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD)
Encouraging early detection, improving access to services, and strengthening community-clinical partnerships
Communicating with community partners to connect individuals with ADRD and caregivers to resources
Delivering educational materials and presentations to reduce dementia risk
Collaborating with health care providers to promote early ADRD detection and individualized care plans
Identifying and reporting funding opportunities to support local ADRD and caregiver activities
Maintaining secure client information, tracking client outcomes and barriers to care, and streamlining referrals
Monitoring program success, tracking individuals served, and assessing community barriers to care
Staying current on evidence-based practices in dementia risk, ADRD, and caregiving
Communicating regularly with team members and supervisors at all levels to ensure program consistency
Ensuring HIPAA compliance by securely storing and protecting client data
Managing and tracking financial records according to state and county requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, social work, or other comparable discipline
Experience equivalent to two years of full-time increasingly responsible professional public health, nursing, social work or another related field OR licensed practical nurses with five years or more work experience working in a healthcare, home health, or community health setting
Additional graduate coursework in public health, community organizing, social work, nursing, or other related fields may be substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis
Qualifying full-time experience in public health, nursing, social work, or other related fields may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years
Individuals with personal experience caring for those with dementia or working in a setting where they came in close contact with persons with dementia or caregivers are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

memory screeningsdementia-friendly practicesearly detectionindividualized care plansclient outcome trackingevidence-based practicesfinancial record managementcommunity resource connectionprogram monitoringcaregiver support

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationeducational deliverycommunity engagementteamworkproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillspresentation skillsreporting

Certifications

bachelor’s degree in public healthbachelor’s degree in nursingbachelor’s degree in social worklicensed practical nursegraduate coursework in public healthgraduate coursework in social workgraduate coursework in nursinghealthcare certificationcommunity organizing certificationdementia care certification