Patient Navigator
Saint Peter’s Healthcare System · New Brunswick, NJ · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
Responsibilities
- Triage phone/email inquiries
- Assist with pre-authorizations
- Maintain communication with various labs and insurances
- Coordinate and schedule follow-up appointments
- Confirm all pertinent information has been received prior to scheduled appointments and prepare patient charts and test requisitions as needed
- Follow through on send-outs and test ordering
- Track all testing, studies, and consultations; organize test results and assist with notifying patients/providers of negative test results as needed
- Coordinate send-out of completed clinic summaries and result reports to families/providers
- Act as a liaison to facilitate communication with and execute various requests from internal and external providers
- Connect patients with Resource Services and/or other hospital resources if necessary
- Perform other duties as assigned (e.g. maintain clinical database)
Requirements
- Minimum of two (2) years of medical office experience, patient navigator experience is strongly preferred
- Highly-motivated, independent thinker and self-starter
- Enthusiastic team player who takes initiative
- Excellent organizational, planning, interpersonal and time management skills
- Able to manage multiple projects
- Strong follow-up and communication skills necessary
- Requires attention to detail and computer accuracy as pertains to data entry, patient scheduling and competence on basic office machines
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Strong attention to detail/follow up skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel and Word)
- Bi-lingual (fluent in Spanish) strongly preferred
Pay
Salary Range: 22.94 - 36.70 USD
We offer competitive base rates that are determined by many factors, including job-related work experience, internal equity, and industry-specific market data.
In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for clinical certification pay and shift differentials.
The salary range listed for exempt positions reflects full-time compensation and will be prorated based on employment status.
Benefits
Saint Peter's offers a robust benefits program to eligible employees that will support you and your family in working toward achieving and maintaining secure, healthy lives now and into the future.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Savings accounts, voluntary benefits, wellness programs and discounts
- Paid life insurance
- Generous 401(k) match
- Adoption assistance
- Back-up daycare
- Free onsite parking
- Recognition rewards
- Fully paid tuition program or generous tuition assistance program