Patient Advocate/Navigator

Patient Advocate/Navigator 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars Great Neck, NY 11021 $23

• $27 an hour
• Full-time Primary PartnerCare 34 reviews $23
• $27 an hour
• Full-time American Healthcare is Transforming to Wellness and Prevention and Away from "Sick Care" Use your public health experience to support Medicare patients with chronic conditions to optimize their quality of life! Great job if you have an educational background in public health and want to make a difference in people's lives! Patient Advocate/Navigator ($23
• 27 depending on education & experience) This position requires a Bachelors Degree in a related field Our Medicare ACO is one of the highest performing ACOs in NYS.

We achieve this through team-based primary care. We are seeking patient advocates to work with our RN based team to ensure that patients receive the care they need, including: prevention and screening, understanding of their diseases and how to manage; and active engagement in their health to help ensure they live their very best life. We partner with our caring primary care doctors and nurses to create a safety net in-between doctors visits. Do you enjoy talking to Medicare patients about their needs and concerns? Are you comfortable on the telephone speaking with patients? Do you want to help them make appointments for diagnostic tests and consults the patient's PCP orders? Can you quickly establish rapport and trust with patients over the telephone? Do you want to help patients get all the preventive care and services they are entitled to under Medicare? Do you have high energy and telephone skills to make sure patients know they have caring support to help them? Do you have aspirations of health coaching and advocacy? Do you like being an "investigator" and calling home health companies, equipment vendors ad pharmacies to make sure patients get the services that their doctors ordered? Are you a problem-solver? If you answered yes to these questions, you are a candidate for the Patient Advocate/Navigator position! The Patient Advocate/Navigator will help the doctors and nurses improve the health of seniors through telephone health surveys/interviews, following up to ensure patients receive preventive care, answering questions, receiving/sending correspondence, following up with nurses for next level of intervention, and being part of a team that helps to guide the patients and their families through the very complex healthcare system. Position offers unbelievable way to advance your career for a high demand position.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$23.00

• $27.

00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

Primary Care Application Question(s): Tell us why you want to help seniors & coordinate care in-between their doctors' visits?

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

healthcare experience (internships OK): 1 year (Preferred)

Microsoft Excel:

4 years (Preferred) stong communication skills: 4 years (Preferred) leadership (college clubs, sports OK): 2 years (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Great Neck, NY 11021 (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person