Patient Navigator Specialist

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

State retirement plan

Zusammenfassung

The Ohio State University’s James Center for Community Outreach and Engagement seeks a Patient Navigator Specialist to guide patients through cancer care, from screening to post-treatment, ensuring timely access and supportive services. The PN works with care teams to foster respectful, diverse, and ethical care.

The PN conducts assessment of barriers, connects patients to resources, documents encounters, and helps empower patients to self-navigate and participate in trials when appropriate.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required in education, public health, or related field with emphasis on case management or social work.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with underserved populations.
• Experience in multicultural settings.
• Experience in community-based settings is preferred.
• Ability to build relationships with CCHE staff and external partners.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to promote navigator services within a multidisciplinary team.

Aufgaben

• Provide one-on-one assistance to patients and navigate them through the health care system to ensure timely cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment care.
• Collaborate with health care professionals to maintain a respectful, diverse, ethical environment and participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Assess and address patient needs, addressing barriers to care and linking to resources for social, financial, and logistical support.
• Maintain up-to-date patient resources and materials addressing Social Determinants of Health.
• Document encounters and referrals in the medical record; focus on reducing cancer health disparities.
• Support patients in participating in clinical trials and empower self-navigation.
• Coordinate with care team, PCRMs, social work to meet patient needs.
• Location: Olentangy River Rd, 3650; work in 40-hour shifts; background check and possible drug screen.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Community engagement

Cultural competency

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Education/Public Health or related field

Jobbeschreibung

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Job Title

Patient Navigator Specialist

Department

James | Center for Community Outreach and Engagement

Position Responsibilities

The Patient Navigator (PN) works in a dynamic health care environment within one or more departments providing one-on-one assistance to patients, navigating them through the health care system to ensure timely screening, diagnosis, treatment, and/or post-treatment cancer care and supportive services. They work with other health care professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, diversity, ethical integrity, and trust and participate in multi-disciplinary teams to provide patient care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. They use knowledge of one's role and the roles of other health care professionals to appropriately assess and address the needs of patients served to optimize health and wellness. PN serves as a point of contact among providers, patients, and other clinical caregivers, empowering and advocating for patients in dealing with the disease and the treatment. This position will conduct evaluation focused on barriers to care, health disparities, and quality indicators and support the cancer patient/survivor and their family by identifying resources for them as they navigate through medical, insurance, financial and other social issues.

Assist patients with identifying administrative, structural, social, and practical issues to participate in decision-making and solutions for example participation in clinical trials empowering them to self-navigate.

PNs have knowledge of cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and related physical, psychological, and social issues to ensure connection and referral to appropriate resources.

Maintain and coordinate up-to-date resources and materials and patient resources to address the Social Determinants of Health.

Work with the care team, social work, Patient Care Resource Managers (PCRMs) and others internally to address patient needs.

PNs do active documentation of encounters with patients, barriers to care, and resources or referrals to resolve barriers, which are noted in the medical record.

PNs focus on reduction of cancer health disparities in medically underserved patients and timely access to care across the continuum.

Minimum Qualifications For Hire

• A bachelor’s degree in education, Public Health or selected field with emphasis on case management or social work.
• 2 years of relevant experience working with underserved populations or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
• Experience working in a community-based setting for at least 2 years preferred.
• Ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with CCHE staff, internal and external partners.
• Good communication skills, such as listening well and using language appropriately.
• Ongoing: Ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with CCHE staff, internal partners and patients.
• Ability to promote patient navigator services within the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop understanding of communities served and community connectedness.
• Good communication skills, such as listening well, and using language appropriately.

Function: Care Management Sub Function: Patient Navigation Career Band: Individual Contributor - Specialized Career Level: S2

Additional Information: Location: Olentangy River Rd, 3650 (2520) Position Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Shift: First Shift Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

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