Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Patient Navigator

Job Locations Harlan
Requisition ID
2024-30478
# of Openings
1
Category
Allied Health
Community
ARH Medical Associates-Harlan
Posted Date
3 months ago(1/23/2024 9:53 AM)
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Department
Clinic
Shift
Day Shift

Overview

Supports business growth, promotes the organization and its products and services, as well as patient and professional education and advocacy to help improve and maintain a high quality of healthcare for patients. Develops and implements sales strategies, sales training, pricing and analytics' contract administration, trade relations and strategy, and operations and administration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide education, support, and coordination to assist patients in securing appointments.
  • Provide educational resources including the promotion of routine health screenings.
  • Connect patients and families to resources and support services
  • Promote communication between the patient and health care providers
  • Enhance the patient’s quality of life, sense of autonomy, and self-determination for managing his/her own health.
  • Reinforce physician-patient relationship
  • Maintain records for reporting purposes in accordance with the ARH Quality policy and procedure guides
  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams to establish action plans for patients; assure action plans are carried out.
  • Closely monitor readmission rates for AMI and CHF patients and work to reduce these rates
  • Monitor medication compliance and assist patients, when necessary, in obtaining medications through available programs.

Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree •A nurse or social worker, who is trained to provide individualized assistance for post-acute care needs OR a non-professional who has successful completion of a recognized patient navigation training program. Required
  • •Documentation of a requisite knowledge and skill from previous education and experience to provide patient navigation.
  • 1-3 years in healthcare fields. Required
  • Working knowledge of problem solving and decision making skills.
  • Nursing or Social Work Preferred

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