What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Advocate position at MDVIP LLC?
Overview
Come join MDVIP as a Healthcare Sales, Patient Advocate. MDVIP has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for the fourth consecutive year and recently named by Fortune and Great Place to Work® as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Healthcare & Biopharma™.
The primary responsibility of the Patient Advocate is to focus on selling this innovative program to the existing patients of the physician’s practice. This requires meeting with patients to ensure each patient is provided a full understanding of personalized healthcare through stimulating communication in a persuasive style, tailored to their particular needs.
Job Scope: The position is a temporary position lasting approximately 14 - 16 weeks during the launch or transition period of a new MDVIP-affiliated physician. The Patient Advocate works from the transitioning physician’s office based on the physician’s scheduled hours. In addition, the PA is needed to attend certain work-related evening or weekend events as scheduled during the launch. A commitment to fulfill the temporary assignment is expected.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Meeting daily with scheduled patients to explain and answer questions• Enrolling patients and providing doctor with daily updates on progress and sales activity• Serving as a liaison between the doctor’s staff and the corporate office• Participating in all staff training sessions and scheduled patient events
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The successful candidate is one that has demonstrated their capability of building relationships through a persuasive communication style, thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple daily interactions while ensuring established processes are performed accurately.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Associate's degree (A. A.) from two-year College or university and five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience where two years of related experience equals one year of schooling.
Preferable work experience includes pharmaceutical sales, medical device sales, clinical work, customer service, or other sales experience.
Consistent with our mission, purpose, and core values, MDVIP takes the health and safety of its employees very seriously. With the concern over the spread of the coronavirus or “COVID-19,”and its variants, MDVIP has, and will continue to take reasonable measures to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19. Your recruiter will provide more information during the interview process.