Patient Care Representative

Canopy Growth Corporation•Toronto, ON

1d•Remote

About The Position

Apollo Applied Research is a virtual medical clinic offering its patients an accessible path to medical cannabis treatment. We offer effective treatments for many chronic health conditions such as pain, anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD and more through an evidence-based approach to empower our patients to take control of their overall health. We have a team of experienced health care professionals dedicated to patient care and medical cannabis education. We are actively seeking new and better ways to treat our patients’ illnesses with medical cannabis across Canada. Apollo is a growing organization in the exciting, fast-paced, and evolving industry of medical cannabis. Working at Apollo provides our employees with an atmosphere of ongoing professional advancement opportunities, learning, challenges, and problem solving. Our teams consist of dedicated and empathetic professionals with a diverse set of perspectives, experiences, and collaboration to maximize our collective impact. Purpose: Nurturing partnerships with our patients to ensure high quality medical assessments and educational support; facilitating the patient’s journey as part of being effectively prescribed medical cannabis. Streamlining accurate and high-quality communication and customer support processes to enhance patients’ education and understanding of their prescription, building stronger patient rapport and loyalty.

Requirements

Proficient in English with strong written and oral communication skills.
Bilingual candidates (EN/FR) preferred.
Undergraduate degree or diploma in practical nursing, or 3 or more years of relevant work experience preferred
Must have customer service & call center experience.
Hospitality and/or health care industry experience is preferred, but not mandatory.
Experience with the use of clinical databases or EMR systems preferred, but not mandatory
Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address challenging situations.
Utilize your passion, empathy & emotional intelligence to build relationships and help people improve their health
Must be meticulous, initiative-taking and ability to foster a positive work environment
Utilize strong analytical and thought leadership skills to drive productivity and efficiencies.
Ability to function in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment with openness to innovative ideas and show flexibility to adapt positively to changes in direction, priorities, schedules, or responsibilities
Utilize your strong listening, communication, and leadership skills to share and action ideas within teams.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates (EN/FR) preferred.
Undergraduate degree or diploma in practical nursing, or 3 or more years of relevant work experience preferred
Hospitality and/or health care industry experience is preferred, but not mandatory.
Experience with the use of clinical databases or EMR systems preferred, but not mandatory

Responsibilities

Addressing patient questions and concerns while gathering detailed patient history to offer better recommendations and more robust treatment plans to patients.
Patient education, communicating with patients for their medicinal cannabis prescription questions, either in clinic or remotely via digital platforms and phone to ensure they understand how to use and order cannabis for their treatment
Maintaining and evolving a set of messaging and knowledge standards, as discussed with the rest of the Patient Care Team
Providing compassionate care to patients, displaying empathy and understanding at all times. Being direct, strong and confident with communication.
Coordinating with the Booking team members to ensure the entire patient journey from start to finish is simple, accessible, customer-friendly and clean, ensuring follow-up for upholding specific standards for messaging and protocols as set by Management.
Maintain accurate notes regarding ordering and patient interaction.
Executing the development of education and patient ordering processes as set by Management.
Collaborating and integrating objections and ideas from other team members and Management to ensure new opportunities.
Facilitate booking process for scheduling all follow-up appointments.
Other duties as assigned