Supervisor Patient Navigation - REMOTE Work Opportunity - Referral Management
Southwestern Health Resources, a national leader in population health, is looking for a qualified Supervisor Patient Navigation to join our Referral Mangement team.
If you're looking for a rewarding career at a patient-centered organization with work-life balance and comprehensive benefits, we want to hear from you.
Position Highlights
• Work location: This position is a Remote Work Opportunity
• Travel required as needed monthly in office at SWHR Corporate Headquarters, 1603 LBJ Freeway, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
• Work environment: Referral Management • Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly, Monday through Friday
• Local Travel up to 50% of the time, based on area supervised
• Salary range: $22.83 - $33.66 per hour (based on relevant experience)
• Please note: The Supervisor Patient Navigation is employed by SWHR. SWHR is a clinically integrated network formed by Texas Health and UT Southwestern.
Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) is a patient-centered clinically integrated network of 29 hospital locations and more than 5,500 physicians and other clinicians. Formed by Texas Health and UT Southwestern, two of the region's leading healthcare systems, SWHR delivers nationally preeminent, highest-quality care in 16 counties across North Texas. SWHR is also the parent organization of Care N' Care Insurance Co., a regional Medicare Advantage Plan serving more than 13,500 members in the region.
The SWHR network includes physicians from UT Southwestern and Texas Health, and independent community primary care and specialty physicians. In partnership, our team implements physician-driven, value-based care strategies to coordinate care for more than 700,000 patients, resulting in lower costs and high-quality care. In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the annual financial and quality results and, based on the report, SWHR is one of the nation's leading Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations, having saved nearly $120 million since joining the program in 2017.
Qualifications
• Associates Degree in Related Field (required) OR • 2 years related experience in Referral Processing, Insurance Authorization, etc. in Lieu of Degree (required) • 2 years relevant Supervisory experience (required) • Local Travel up to 50% of the time, based on area supervised
Position Responsibilities SWHR Supervisor Patient Navigation supervises operation of navigators to meet production and quality standards at highest level. Monitor referral queues for production within quality, timeliness, and accuracy parameters. Coach and motivate employees to meet performance expectations. Conduct interviews, provide coaching and training within HR and departmental guidelines. Maintain appropriate staff levels and create action plan to support additional employees as needed to provide highest level of completed referrals. Monitor referral queues for volume and manage coverage during peak levels through shifting of current employees to reduce/minimize potential backlog and provide coverage during PTO/Holidays as needed. Communicate scheduled and timely information to provide opportunities for successful deployment of department and zone initiatives, reporting changes and for presenting new action plans. Develop opportunities to strengthen communication between Patient Navigators, clinic staff and Patient Navigation leadership. Evaluate new clinics for inclusion in Patient Navigation program. Provide feedback and action plan based on space, referral volume, insurance panel size and mix, and number of providers. Review current Patient Navigation clinics quarterly to maintain appropriate Navigator levels to cover new providers, practice growth and referral volume.
In addition to the required qualifications, a successful Supervisor Patient Navigationwill:
• have excellent communication skills (listening, verbal, written) • energetic personality • exemplary planning and organizational skills with a high degree of detail • computer literate with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications (SalesForce, EMR, Flowcast, web-based insurance verifications programs) • problem solving skills, goal driven leader who maintains a productive climate, motivating and coaching employees to meet high level of performance and quality standards • advanced level of decision making skills
Why Southwestern Health Resources As a Southwestern Health Resources you'll enjoy: comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k) with match; paid time off; competitive health insurance choices; healthcare and dependent care spending account options; wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy; tuition reimbursement; a student loan repayment program; and more.
Moving healthcare forward At the heart of SWHR are people who help people. We care about those we serve and each other. To be the national leader in providing population-based healthcare, our more than 850 employees use their knowledge, data insights and clinical experience to deliver care to the right patient, at the right time and in the right setting. By connecting physicians to patients and clinical insights to better outcomes, SWHR lowers costs, optimizes value, and builds a better healthcare system for all.
We invite you to learn more about us at www.southwesternhealth.org .
Let's move healthcare forward - together.
Highlights:
• Combining the strengths of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Health Resources and more than 2,500 community physicians, we offer the largest provider network in North Texas. SWHR covers approximately 700,000 patient members across 16 counties in North Texas. • SWHR is the parent organization of Care N' Care Insurance Co., a leading regional Medicare Advantage health plan organization that serves approximately 17,000 patients in North Texas.
Additional perks of being a SWHR Supervisor Patient Navigation
• Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing in a teamwork environment • Positively impact patients' quality of life • Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources • Enjoy opportunities for growth
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Our Recruitment team invites you to contact us with any questions at recruitment@texashealth.org .
