Company Profile
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Company Overview
Sea Mar Community Health Centers is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos.
Values
Sea Mar Community Health Centers is committed to:
• Providing customer-driven services with respect and sensitivity to persons of all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• A partnership among customers, Board, staff and communities to provide affordable and accessible quality services.
• Providing continuity of care through an interdisciplinary approach that meets the needs of our communities.
• Maintaining a diverse workforce in a professional environment that promotes employee satisfaction and well-being.
• Providing educational and professional growth opportunities in the multilingual/multicultural delivery of health and social services.
• Providing leadership and advocacy to empower our communities.
• Operating in well-maintained, attractive facilities with high-quality equipment.
• Remaining an independent, fiscally sound non-profit organization.
Vision
Sea Mar Community Health Centers is an innovative, national leader in health and social services by delivering high quality, integrated care for underserved communities. Sea Mar endorses and promotes The Triple Aim of taking care of the health needs of the patient, improving the health of the population and at the lowest possible cost. Sea Mar will accomplish The Triple Aim by becoming an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or partnering with other ACOs throughout its service area. Sea Mar will continue to look beyond healthcare to the social determinants of health and will focus on the contributing factors that allow members of the community to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Sea Mar will accomplish this by expanding services to respond to community need, including specialty services, housing, education and other services. Sea Mar places top priority on advocacy, and will continue to be a strong voice for the communities it serves, working at the local and national levels to demand social justice for all.
Company History
Sea Mar Community Health Centers was organized by a group of Latino community leaders and health activists who dreamed of developing a comprehensive health center for the Latino community in Seattle, with satellite clinics in rural communities in western Washington. They began in 1978 with one small clinic in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. Today, Sea Mar is one of western Washington’s largest providers of community-based health and human services, including community and migrant primary medical and dental care, obstetrics and gynecology, minor outpatient surgery, laboratory and radiology services, outpatient and inpatient behavioral health and substance abuse treatment services, social services and case management, maternity support services, migrant and homeless support services, health education and nutrition programs, pharmacy services, community- and facility-based long-term care services, child care, low-income and migrant farm worker housing, and youth education and leadership programs. Sea Mar has services and programs in 13 Washington counties, including Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grays Harbor, Island, King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom and Yakima.
Sea Mar’s mission has always been to serve low-income, under-served, and uninsured communities in western Washington, specializing in services to the Latino population. For the past 38 years, Sea Mar has consistently provided innovative leadership at the local, regional, and national levels in the delivery of bilingual and culturally appropriate health care and social services.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Sea Mar was one of the first community health centers accredited by The Joint Commission and has received the Gold Seal of Approval™ by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety. Sea Mar sought accreditation to demonstrate our commitment to patients’, residents’, and clients’ safety and quality of care. We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided by health care organizations and programs. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed-care entities. In addition, The Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services.
www.jointcommission.org
Benefits
We offer an excellent compensation package, which includes Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, generous PTO/Holidays, and 401(k)/Retirement options and an opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.