Care Navigator (Full-Time)

Diana Health; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental & vision with HSA/FSA option

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

A women's health network in New York is seeking a Care Navigator to guide patients through their care journey. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in a customer-facing healthcare role. Responsibilities include responding to patient inquiries, navigating insurance benefits, and maintaining communication throughout the care process. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits including health insurance and a 401(k) with employer match.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience in a customer-facing role, ideally in healthcare.
• Strong computer skills; familiarity with EMRs is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of health insurance policies, including copays and referrals.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first line of communication for new and prospective patients.
• Respond to incoming phone calls of prospective patients, nurturing leads.
• Help patients navigate their benefits as they sign up for care.
• Maintain strong communication with obstetrics patients over the course of their care.
• Systematically collect feedback from patient interactions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EMRs

Job description

Diana Health is a high-growth network of modern women's health practices. We are on a mission to set a new standard of care that inspires, empowers, and supports women to live healthier, more fulfilling lives. We partner directly with hospitals and align incentives across stakeholders using integrated care teams, smart technology, and a designed care experience that is good for patients and good for providers. The result is an individualized, comprehensive care program that puts women in the driver’s seat of their own health and provides them with the information and compassionate care they need to reach their health goals.

We are an interdisciplinary team joined together by our shared commitment to transform women’s health. Come join us!

The Care Navigator is a unique role, and one of the many ways we seek to improve upon the traditional maternity care experience. You will guide patients across the entire care journey, ensuring they have the support and resources they need from before they even set foot in the office through to the postpartum period. This is a time in a woman’s life that can include emotional highs and lows and changing needs--the ideal candidate is highly empathetic with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in order to support a diverse group of patients.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the first line of communication for new and prospective patients:
• Respond to incoming phone calls of prospective patients, nurturing leads leveraging the CRM
• Learn about patients individual needs and introduce them to the Diana Health care program
• Verify patients insurance benefits and help patients navigate their benefits as they sign up for care
• Introduce and document payment plan options
• Ensure patients have a strong experience by welcoming them to the practice and documenting key preferences in EMR
• Maintain strong communication with obstetrics patients over the course of their care, including proactive outreach at key milestones:
• Engage new patients before their first appointment, after their first appointment, and after their third appointment as they begin their care journey
• Support patients to develop and fine tune their care plans and to connect to resources, as needed
• Engage postpartum patients based on clinical protocols and connect patients to relevant resources and providers
• Provide additional support to those patients identified as benefiting from higher touch:
• Additional outreach and connection to community resources for those with SDoH
• Additional outreach and check-ins to those with medical risks
• Contribute to the evolution of Diana Health’s product as we build our prenatal and postpartum care program
• Systematically collect feedback from patient interactions to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Communicate regularly with clinical and administrative leaders in the practice to provide feedback on client needs and preferences
• Help to identify and implement changes as necessary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience in a customer-facing role, ideally in healthcare
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Strong computer skills; familiarity with EMRs is preferred but not required
• Knowledge of health insurance policies, including copays, coinsurances, referrals, verifications of insurance

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health; dental & vision, with an HSA/FSA option
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave

Diana Health Culture

• Having a growth mindset and striving for continuous learning and improvement
• Positive, can do / how can I help attitude
• Empathy for our team and our clients
• Taking ownership and driving to results
• Being scrappy and resourceful