Palliative Patient Specialist

Graham Healthcare Group; United States; Remote; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Company paid life insurance

Disability benefits

Generous PTO

Tuition discounts (Purdue, Kaplan)

Job summary

Graham Healthcare Group is seeking a Palliative Patient Specialist to partner with field staff and leaders to support the patients we serve. You will handle referrals, manage communications via Teams, emails, and Salesforce, and act as a liaison for patients and families while ensuring HIPAA compliance.

This remote, full-time role offers health, vision, and dental coverage, a 401k with company match, generous PTO, and tuition discounts. A strong patient-service mindset is required for success.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED.
• 2 years Hospice/Home Health experience preferred.
• Medical Terminology knowledge preferred.
• Active listening skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Patience, dependability, good judgement, and the ability to manage concurrent demands.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Teams.
• Detail-oriented with time management techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and nurture referrals while ensuring accurate documentation.
• Manage various communication channels for the team, including Teams, emails, and Salesforce.
• Serve as a primary contact, advocate, and source of information for patients and families.
• Maintain an updated list in Salesforce, including non-admitting/discharging charts and patient assignments.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service, both internally and externally.
• Understand and communicate HIPAA and client confidentiality compliance.
• Collaborate with Palliative, Home Health, Journey and Hospice teams to expedite access to care.

Skills

Active listening

Customer service

Patience

Time management

Microsoft Office (Teams)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Graham Healthcare Group is hiring a Palliative Patient Specialist to join our dynamic team! The Palliative Patient Specialist will partner with our field staff and leaders to provide the best support to the patients that we serve.

Compensation: $19.00 - $21.00 The base compensation range for this role is fixed, with a maximum cap of $21.00. We want to be transparent about this as we continue discussions.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM, fully remote
Medical Benefits: Health, Vision, & Dental
Retirement: 401K & Pension w/ 4% Company Match
PTO: 15 Days

Palliative Patient Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and nurture referrals while ensuring accurate documentation.
• Manage various communication channels for the team, including Teams, emails, and Salesforce.
• Serve as a primary contact, advocate, and source of information for patients and families
• Maintain an updated list in Salesforce, including non-admitting/discharging charts and patient assignments.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service, both internally and externally.
• Understand and effectively communicate HIPAA compliance, corporate compliance, and client confidentiality.
• Manage a census of patients who are not current with another service line offered by Residential. This may include patients discharged from Home Health, Journey, Palliative, or Hospice; patients whose Hospice start of care was delayed by patient choice; and patients needing an in-person phone consultation regarding levels of care as requested by another service line across the continuum.
• Perform screenings/needs assessments over the phone to determine whether patients meet the eligibility requirements for levels of care.
• Perform educational sessions over the phone to maintain relationship with patients and/or MPOA as dictated by patient needs.
• Communicate and collaborate with Palliative, Home Health, Journey and Hospice teams as needed to expediate access to care and internal team collaboration
• Serve as a liaison between the company and patients/caregivers
• Respond to company web-based inquiries for service information as needed
• Comply with Company’s Core Values and Core Competencies
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor and/or Director
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Palliative Patient Specialist Qualifications/Requirements:

• High School diploma/GED
• 2 years of Hospice and/or Home Health experience preferred
• Medical Terminology knowledge preferred
• Active listening skills
• Customer service skills
• Possess patience, dependability, good and sound judgement, and the ability to manage concurrent demands
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Teams
• Detail-oriented with the use of time management techniques and tools

About Graham Healthcare Group:

As an innovator in an evolving healthcare world, Graham Healthcare Group has been designing business and technology solutions to drive better care, outcomes, and productivity within its own home health and hospice companies for over 20 years. In the last several years, our solutions have been successfully integrated across the healthcare continuum.

Join the Graham Healthcare Group and enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive Pay: With opportunity for advancement
• Health and Welfare Benefits:Variousmedical, dental, and vision insurance options for you and your family to choose from.
• Supplemental Benefits:Company paid life insurance and disability benefits. Also, pre-tax FSA and HSA plans are offered.
• Generous PTO Packages.
• Retirement: Save for your future with our company offered 401k planand pension.
• Company-Paid Education Programs: Grow your career by taking advantage of 50% discounts on tuition for selected courses offered by Purdue and Kaplan.

Benefits may vary based on your employment status.

NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.

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