Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
The Department of Medicine is seeking a compassionate and patient-centered Patient Navigator to support individuals living with sickle cell disease throughout their healthcare journey. In this impactful role, you will serve as a trusted resource for patients by coordinating care, responding to phone calls and patient inquiries, facilitating timely follow-up appointments, and helping patients navigate the healthcare system. You will work closely with patients to address insurance-related barriers and connect them with available resources, while collaborating with physicians, clinic staff, and multidisciplinary care teams to ensure seamless, high-quality care. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference by improving access to care and enhancing the overall patient experience for individuals with sickle cell disease.
*This is a limited position which may convert to career*
Hourly range: $26.42-$37.49
Qualifications
Required:
- Ability to operate office equipment such as printer, scanner, copier, facsimile machine.
- Previous office experience.
- Experience working independently with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent writing skills and editing correspondence and written materials.
- Ability to multi-task under deadline, balance competing priorities and solve problems creatively
- Knowledge of PCs, windows operation system, and related word processing and spreadsheet software (such as MS Word, Access, etc.).
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of documents.
Preferred:
- Experience working with underserved populations, such as Sickle Cell patients