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At Hill Physicians Medical Group, we’re shaping the healthcare of the future: actively managed care that prevents disease, supports those with chronic conditions and anticipates the needs of our members.
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Hill Physicians has much to offer prospective employees.  We’re regularly recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” and have been recognized as one of the “Healthiest Places to Work in the Bay Area.” When you join our team, you’re making a great choice for your professional career and your personal satisfaction.
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Job Description:
The Health Navigator acts as the primary advocate for patients by helping them understand and navigate the complex managed care system. The purpose of the Health Navigator’s role is to improve patient health outcomes and increase compliance on quality metrics by educating and connecting the patient to an interdisciplinary care team, collect relevant patient information, provide linkages to necessary resources and non-clinical services. Â
Responsibilities and Duties
Maintains strong working knowledge of managed care and healthcare systems.
Independently evaluates individual patient needs and connects patient to available internal and external resources of the medical group to improve quality compliance and reduce patient disease burden.
Educate, address and stress with the patient the importance of clinical preventive screenings such as, but not limited to Colorectal, Breast, Cervical Cancer Screenings, Diabetes Care, Osteoporosis Screening, etc.
Build and maintain meaningful relationships with patients to facilitate care management by being a patient advocate.
Use and manage technology platforms to help identify at risk patient populations and to implement targeted interventions (e.g., HillMetrics, EPIC CareEverywhere, EPIC Tapestry, IVR platform, etc).
Under the guidance of the Supervisor and approved protocols, the Health Navigator will direct patient to appropriate nurse case manager, clinical pharmacist, health educator, community health advocate, and social worker depending on the unique needs of the patient.
Reviews pertinent health information with patient including urgent care options, medical benefits, and physician provider networks.
Assists patients with scheduling medical appointments.
Ensures regular and consistent communications with patients by providing timely follow-up to ensure resolution of issues.
Participate in interdisciplinary clinical teams with nurse case managers, social workers, pharmacists, physicians, community health advocates, and health educators in discussing patient cases to improve patient outcomes.
Chart abstraction for gap closure of clinical quality measures, including inspection of charts for potential clinical gap closures.
Under protocol, generate lab orders for patients to close quality care gaps.
Identify new in-network providers for patients and coordinate specialist referrals as needed.
Collaborate cross-departmentally with other teams (e.g., Regional Services and Prior Authorizations) to improve access to care for patients. Â
Screen patients for social care needs and triage as appropriate.
Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to improve workflow efficiency and patient satisfaction. Â
Provides clear documentation of all patient encounters meeting state and federal regulatory requirements.
Accurately captures patient’s general health status and information.
Administer non-clinical patient assessments.
Uphold company’s policies and perform to department’s standards.
All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
2+ years’ experience in the health care delivery system with special emphasis at a provider office
High School Diploma/GED required or college degree highly preferred
Background understanding general medical terminology and/or certification of medical coding practices
Superior telephone customer service skills with ability to build trust and relationship with patient telephonically
Demonstrated case ownership with ability to manage a range of priorities and meet specific deliverables
Intellectual curiosity and willing problem solver
Proficient skill level and experience with MS Office applications
Detail oriented in capturing, documenting, and relying information
Additional Information
Salary: $30 - $33 hourly
Hill Physicians is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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