Patient Navigator HonorHealth Cancer Care Gilbert

HonorHealth•Gilbert, AZ

About The Position

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference. From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact. HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives. Visit honorhealth.com/benefits to learn more. Join us. Let’s go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together. HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With nearly 17,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers and close to 2,000 volunteers dedicated to providing high quality care, HonorHealth strives to go beyond the expectations of a traditional healthcare system to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona. Learn more at HonorHealth.com. Job Summary This position acts as a resource for patients, families, and caregivers, and is responsible for coordinating/guiding patients through a comprehensive plan-of-care to overcome healthcare system barriers, facilitate timely access to quality health and psychosocial care from diagnosis through all phases of the plan.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED - Required
3 years working within a health insurance call center dealing with benefit verification and scheduling or similar experience in a health care setting. - Required

Nice To Haves

5 years working within a health insurance call center dealing with benefit verification and scheduling or similar experience in a health care setting - Preferred

Responsibilities

Expedites, initiates, participates, completes, tracks and updates the patient’s plan of care.
Communicates effectively with primary care physicians, hospitals, specialists and post-acute care facilities to schedule appointments and identify and fill gaps of care.
Provides follow-up with participating providers to ensure patients follow through with their scheduled appointments.
Provides immediate communication with all referring physicians regarding their patients’ results and coordinates the physicians’ requests for care.
Provides educational and research support and contacts for upcoming appointments, business cards, directions, and patient preparation.
Educates patient on availability of resource library, psycho-social support, treatment resources, community resource support, family educational resources and financial assistance.
Coordinates all necessary referrals for identified services in the plan of care for the patient.
Following call scripts and pre-defined processes to conduct outreach and patient follow up.
Responsible for scheduling all exams and other screening services; facilitating insurance verification and communication with referring physicians regarding patients’ upcoming exams and/or patient concerns.
Maintains patient data with various tools and quality reporting processes/documentation.
Performs other duties as assigned.