Patient Care Navigator - Breast Surgery

Summit Health•Rye, NY

3d•$24 - $29

About The Position

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians. When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care. Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com.

Requirements

Patient Navigators are navigation professionals who do not hold current healthcare licensures.
Competency-based training and education in patient navigation for patients with breast disease or breast cancer from a qualifying training program.
Knowledgeable about the breadth and accessibility of community resources

Responsibilities

Provide continual navigation support for breast care and cancer patients and their families.
Assist patients with transition from diagnostics through treatment by coordinating appointments through advocacy and education.
Educates patients about their disease, prescribed treatment, and side effects of treatment and how to manage them
Provides clinical resources- where to seek a second opinion, treatment, and how to access reliable sources of information
Addresses identified needs and barriers of care through available programs and support systems.
Identifies areas of individual strengths for patients to use empowering them to help themselves.
Answers questions as appropriate and serves as liaison to the physician for additional questions or concerns
Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary teams, Breast Program Leadership Committee and the MBCC.
In consultation with other members of the healthcare team, promote awareness of clinical trials as appropriate.
Supports timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures.
Educates and identifies patients for genetic counseling or fertility preservation and facilitate appropriate referrals.
Maintains Breast Cancer Registry in accordance with national standards and presents the data to the BPLC.
Coordinates Lymphedema treatment, referrals to Community Support Services.
Provide education to patients enrolled in clinical trials.
Follows the survivorship protocols including the formation of survivorship letters and will contribute to our goal of improving health, wellness and the quality of our patient’s life.
Assists patients with breast disease or breast cancer, in compliance with the continuation of therapies per NBCC standards.