SANITAS MEDICAL CENTER Cancer Screening Patient Navigator Salary in the United States

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of systematic and statewide patient navigation efforts
• Respond to inquiries from community members and healthcare providers about department's services and refer to the program's healthcare providers as appropriate
• Facilitates client appointments as needed/requested for consults and diagnostic services within established service standards of program
• Assists patients in understanding their diagnostic options, available resources and medical coverage
• Assists providers in contacting patients who are lost to follow up, identifying their barriers to care, and provide assistance when able to limit/remove barriers.
• Assist the providers/patients in navigating Emergency Medical Assistance through the identification of contacts in each County and sharing that information to patients/providers as requested
• Documents all patient interactions, collects, summarizes and documents all data from all patient navigation tasks
• Conducts outreach efforts to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key customers physicians, office staff, nurses, social services, radiology, etc.
• Assist with preparation of reports and materials
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support and technical assistance to Cancer Screening Program Manager related to program's web-based data management system and patient eligibility determinations, as requested
• Provide patient navigation services for breast and/or colorectal cancer screening services
• Support for patient data review including: forms for errors, and compliance concerns; assist healthcare partners in addressing issues, as requested

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Experience in case management, care planning, customer services, and medical care enrollment processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; able to create, interpret, and manipulate databases and spreadsheets
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, public administration, or another related field preferred
• Community engagement/outreach experience required, preferably in a healthcare/public health environment
• Prefer a minimum of two years of experience working in healthcare, health promotions, or a public health environment