Care Navigator

Prime Healthcare; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare in Dallas, Texas, is seeking a Care Navigator to join their dedicated team. This full-time position involves identifying barriers to care and developing effective relationships with healthcare providers to ensure patient access to services.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree, two years of medical experience, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and familiarity with healthcare systems and HIPAA regulations.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the community, apply today!

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in a medical setting, interacting with teams and patients.
• Knowledge of community resources and outreach experience.
• Thorough knowledge of health care systems and medical terminology.
• Strong problem solving, relationship building, and advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify barriers to care and assist with access issues.
• Develop relationships with health care providers.
• Coordinate services and ensure effective communication within the organization.
• Track admissions/readmissions and advocate for patients' needs.

Skills

Bilingual communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Public speaking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Database familiarity

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Dallas Medical Physician Group, affiliated with Dallas Medical Center, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Shift - Days

Fulltime

Responsibilities

The Care Navigator will identify barriers to care, assist with access issues, develop relationships with health care providers, and ensure effective communications with providers, patients, and caregivers to coordinate services within the organization, at outside facilities, and within the community. The Navigator will track admissions/readmissions, and how patients are helped, and the results of the help given. The Care Navigator will also track and help with Bundle Payments and comprehensive Joint replacement. The Navigator will partner with stake holders to raise awareness about hospital/support programs and services, community resources and needs articulated by patients and families. The Care Navigator is a creative problem solver and relationship builder, responsible for ongoing evaluation and quality improvement of the program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience working in a medical setting and interacting with medical teams and patients. Post-acute experience preferred.
• Knowledge of community resources and community outreach experience.
• Thorough knowledge of health care systems and medical terminology.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, public speaking, and organizational skills; bilingual preferred.
• Computer proficiency—Microsoft Office suite. Familiarity with databases preferred.
• Strong problem solving, relationship building and advocacy skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload, handle multiple tasks, and work both independently and with teams.

Employment Status

Full Time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf