Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Patient Navigation Coordinator at our main medical campus.

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, University of Chicago Medicine, in an influential and patient-centered role as the Patient Navigation Coordinator with our Care Coordination department. Here you will have the opportunity to enhance the patient experience and assist in navigating their healthcare options both within and outside of our enterprise. Our employees deliver world-class care in an environment where opinions are respected, decision-making is rewarded, and teamwork is the order of the day. Our staff is encouraged to achieve their career goals, which in turn benefits all of our patients and the University of Chicago Medicine as a whole. 

In this role, the Patient Navigation Coordinator, within our Care Coordination department, will support clinicians within the section of Hospital Medicine as they provide services to patients hospitalized at the medical center. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, this position will support the clinical staff to promote timely patient care, enhance the communication with families, other providers, and external organizations. The Patient Navigation Coordinator will improve the transition of care process and enhance compliance with payer related tasks. This position will support all hospitalist providers on day services, patients and families, case management, and social work assigned to the hospitalist team. This position will also identify areas for improved efficiency of administrative processes.

Patient Navigation Coordinator Education and Experience Requirements: 

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic body is Preferred. 
• Experience working in a healthcare setting and supporting the patient experience is highly preferred.
• Must be proficient using the latest versions of Microsoft Office Suite and web searches.

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days – 8 hour shift
• Unit/Department: Neurology
• CBA Code: Non-Union