What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Navigator position at Hire Velocity?
Overview
We are a healthcare company focused exclusively on serving rural communities. Unfortunately, the complexity of healthcare today makes it too difficult for most patients to navigate the healthcare system. We built our business to makeit easier for rural patients to access care. We partner with rural primary care partners to meet patients where they are becoming an extension of their current healthcare team, we provide rural residents personalized assistance with theirhealth care needs including a dedicated local health navigator, 24/7 access to a healthcare provider, and help navigating insurance benefits. Our interdisciplinary care team uses an integrated technology platform to coordinate and managecomprehensive, longitudinal care. Our contract model with health plans puts us at risk for the financial and quality outcomes of our patients.
About the Role:Navigating the healthcare system can be intimidating and confusing for patients. The Health Navigator's role is to make it easy. And the first step in that direction is developing a trusted relationship with a patient. Your mission is to develop adeep level of trust with our patients, understanding their healthcare needs and engaging them on how we can best support them and their families. You partner with our MainStreet team to address the needs of patients and families while alsobecoming a valued member of the primary care team, assisting with patient-facing duties as needed. You will:
- Develop strong relationships with patients in order to assist them with their care
- Work collaboratively with other team members to ensure patients receive exceptional service and care
- Educate patients about their healthcare, insurance benefits, and common medical conditions
- Help patients with medication adherence via reminders and best practices
- Connect patients with community resources as needed
- Maintain a record of patient interactions in electronic health record
- Assist healthcare providers in documenting assessments
- Schedule clinical and Medicare visits to support your patients' needs
- Receive inbound patient calls
- Demonstrate compassion for individual needs, attention to detail, and collaboration with fellow team members
Requirements for This Role:
- You love your community and want to see it thrive
- You enjoy meeting new people, developing relationships, and can talk to anyone
- You love solving problems
- You are open to a fast-paced startup where change is the norm
- You are a self-starter and are comfortable with an independent working environment
- You are familiar and comfortable with smart phones and computers
- Work a full-time 40-hour week, Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm (1 hour lunch)
- Active unencumbered drivers license required
We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.