Patient Navigator - Cancer Services Program – Grant Funded - Days

About the role

The Patient Navigator functions as the primary care coordinator for patients and collaborates with key clinical staff to ensure comprehensive care, follow-up, and treatment. Responsibilities include determining eligibility and enrolling patients as necessary, coordinating appointments, providing logistical support, facilitating the collection of medical records, insurance and financial information while acting as a liaison between the patient and the medical team.

The Patient Navigator helps identify barriers preventing patients from receiving timely and high-quality healthcare treatment and works to find solutions to those barriers. This role also participates in and coordinates outreach events and education sessions to ensure the local population of Brooklyn has the resources to apply for the Cancer Services Program.

Persons in this function are required to become a Designated Qualified Entity (DQE), trained to assist individuals needing treatment for breast, cervical, colorectal, or prostate cancer, and in some cases, pre-cancerous conditions, to apply for the Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP). The role conducts outreach activities to reach CSP-eligible individuals and recruit them for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening.

This role is an essential part of the Cancer Services Program and reports directly to the Service Line Manager with day-to-day oversight from the Clinical Program Coordinator. Together, they will identify, establish, and grow a community program focused on breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening for uninsured and minority populations.

Responsibilities

• Determine eligibility and enroll patients in the Cancer Services Program.
• Coordinate appointments and provide logistical support for patients.
• Facilitate the collection of medical records, insurance, and financial information.
• Act as a liaison between patients and the medical team.
• Identify barriers to timely and high-quality healthcare and work to resolve them.
• Participate in and coordinate outreach events and education sessions.
• Conduct outreach to recruit CSP-eligible individuals for cancer screenings.
• Become a Designated Qualified Entity (DQE) to assist patients with the Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP).
• Collaborate with the Service Line Manager and Clinical Program Coordinator to develop and grow community programs for cancer screening.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Understanding of population-based disease management, including community resources.
• Ability to function independently in a goal-directed manner while communicating effectively with patients, families, and providers.
• Sensitivity to patient/family belief systems, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic background.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual language skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience in a healthcare setting working directly with patients.

Benefits

Enjoy comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life, including:

• Competitive base pay with recognition for experience, education, and licensure.
• Countless opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A dynamic environment that embraces every person, fostering a culture of respect, belonging, and inclusion.

Pay

Salary Range: $21.35 - $34.15/Hourly

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM day shift.
• Flexible hours for outreach and community events.

This position is located at NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.