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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Job Function Summary: |
| 2 | Job Function Summary: This role involves providing non-clinical support, guidance, and assistance to | ||||
| > | patients and families as they navigate the complexities of the healthcare system within The Center | ||||
| > | of Pregnancy Options and Gynecology. The primary goals are to enhance patient satisfaction, optimize | ||||
| > | care, and improve outcomes. The navigator acts as a communication liaison to understand and address | ||||
| > | the patient’s unique non-clinical needs, preferences, and concerns. Additionally, they guide patien | ||||
| > | ts and families to a wide range of services, resources, and information designed to support healing | ||||
| > | and ensure a positive, seamless patient care experience. Experienced professional who knows how to a | ||||
| > | pply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independ | ||||
| > | ently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge | ||||
| > | ; analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. Under the direction of the N | ||||
| > | urse Director, MA Supervisor, Medical Director, and guided by the policies and procedures of the Amb | ||||
| > | ulatory Services and the department, the Patient Navigator for Center for Pregnancy Options (CPO) as | ||||
| > | sists in the delivery of patient-centered care to patients in the UCSF Women’s Health family plannin | ||||
| > | g practice. S/he provides individualized assistance and support to patients during their family plan | ||||
| > | ning and abortion services, acting as a resource and advocate for patients. Responsible for empaneli | ||||
| > | ng of new patients, handling financial eligibility and referrals. Provides hands-on clinical assista | ||||
| > | nce with menopause care in clinic. Provides telephone, MyChart, and in-person assistance to patients | ||||
| > | and internal and external medical providers. Accountable for prioritizing and handling multiple res | ||||
| > | ponsibilities simultaneously to provide customized coordination and support for an at-risk patient p | ||||
| > | opulation. Required to sensitive offer patient care in emotionally complex situation. The Patient Na | ||||
| > | vigator provides patient care coordination by serving as a resource and liaison between patients and | ||||
| > | practitioners. Assists with navigating all aspects of the healthcare system. This involves developi | ||||
| > | ng expertise in the operations and systems underlying all service areas directly or indirectly relat | ||||
| > | ed to Gynecology services. Employs analytical and risk stratification tools to identify patient subs | ||||
| > | et requiring higher level of support in care coordination activities. The position requires high deg | ||||
| > | ree of independence, initiative, as well as exceptional social skills and emotional intelligence in | ||||
| > | order to support patients with a wide variety of psycho-social needs and effectively communicate wit | ||||
| > | h faculty and staff throughout the clinical enterprise. This position is a vital and an integral par | ||||
| > | t of the patient-centric care mission and direct patient education efforts of the UCSF Women’s Healt | ||||
| > | h Departments. It is the common goal of these programs to ensure women have full, equitable and conv | ||||
| > | enient access to the clinical services they require and to the women- sensitive health education inf | ||||
| > | ormation needed to make informed decisions about their care. This position requires excellent oral a | ||||
| > | nd written communication skills; can work well with minimal supervision in a complex, fast pace and | ||||
| > | challenging environment, and must be able to manage and mitigate patient clinical and administrative | ||||
| > | issues. Department Overview The UCSF Center for Pregnancy Options provides safe, caring, and expert | ||||
| > | abortion and miscarriage services, training, and family planning research. Highly trained UCSF facu | ||||
| > | lty provides these services for residents at different stages of their teaching curriculum. They sup | ||||
| > | port medical students who rotate through the clinic. CPO accepts most insurance including both priva | ||||
| > | te and Medi-Cal, and provides abortion for social, medical and fetal (all) indications in the first | ||||
| > | and second trimesters and treatment of miscarriage. Contraception or preconception planning is inclu | ||||
| > | ded per patient needs. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | This role involves providing non-clinical support, guidance, and assistance to patients and familie |
| > | s as they navigate the complexities of the healthcare system within The Center of Pregnancy Options | ||||
| > | and Gynecology. The primary goals are to enhance patient satisfaction, optimize care, and improve ou | ||||
| > | tcomes. The navigator acts as a communication liaison to understand and address the patient’s unique | ||||
| > | non-clinical needs, preferences, and concerns. Additionally, they guide patients and families to a | ||||
| > | wide range of services, resources, and information designed to support healing and ensure a positive | ||||
| > | , seamless patient care experience. | ||||
| 5 | Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Req / Pref Strong knowledge of | 4 | |||
| > | Patient Rights & Responsibilities, Joint Commission standards, and Centers for Medicare / Medicaid | ||||
| > | regulations. Knowledge of Medical Terminology. Strong knowledge of data collection, compilation, and | ||||
| > | analytical techniques. Req Strong skills to comprehend and assess patient's grievances to quickly l | ||||
| > | ocate appropriate resource for assistance. In-depth knowledge of the organization and how to get iss | ||||
| > | ues resolved. Req Strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to communicate and resol | ||||
| > | ve issues effectively with a diverse population of patients, staff and physicians. Req Excellent ana | ||||
| > | lytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to develop solutions and recommend changes and follow th | ||||
| > | rough with implementation. Req Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Req Proficiency wi | ||||
| > | th Windows-based software including Microsoft word, Excel, Outlook. Knowledge of computer systems an | ||||
| > | d software used in functional area. Req 3+ years related work experience Req Abortion clinic experie | ||||
| > | nce Pref Two (2) years of relevant experience Pref Ultrasound experience Pref Education, Licenses an | ||||
| > | d Certifications: Education Req / Pref Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experie | ||||
| > | nce / training. Required Licenses Req / Pref Certifications Req / Pref Current Medical Assistant lic | ||||
| > | ense Pref Current Vocational Nurse license Pref Problem Solving Common problems solved by the employ | ||||
| > | ee: - Works closely with faculty providers, residents, fellows, other departments, and management an | ||||
| > | d provides high-level patient care coordination support for clinical practice. Serves as a liaison b | ||||
| > | etween a patient and practitioners and helps patients navigate external and internal family planning | ||||
| > | services. - Acts as a point of contact for patients and colleagues for CPO-related questions and co | ||||
| > | ncerns and regularly collects patient feedback and/or complaints. Assists with patient questions and | ||||
| > | concerns about administrative, financial, or clinical issues. Facilitates processes and communicati | ||||
| > | on with health care team to ensure patients receive quick resolution to their questions/concerns by | ||||
| > | expediting contact with appropriate care providers. Less frequent and more complex problems solved b | ||||
| > | y the employee: - Maintains, analyzes all relevant patient databases, and provides monthly statistic | ||||
| > | s reporting regarding progress in achieving measurable performance indicators. Problems/situations t | ||||
| > | hat are referred to this employee's supervisor: - Patient grievances that need leadership guidance - | ||||
| > | Financial-related escalations | ||||
| 5 | Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth under | ||||
| > | standing of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within | ||||
| > | the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determ | ||||
| > | ines solutions. | ||||
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| 7 | Under the direction of the Nurse Director, MA Supervisor, Medical Director, and guided by the polic | ||||
| > | ies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services and the department, the Patient Navigator for Center f | ||||
| > | or Pregnancy Options (CPO) assists in the delivery of patient-centered care to patients in the UCSF | ||||
| > | Women’s | ||||
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| 9 | Health family planning practice. S/he provides individualized assistance and support to patients du | ||||
| > | ring their family planning and abortion services, acting as a resource and advocate for patients. | ||||
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| 11 | Responsible for empaneling of new patients, handling financial eligibility and referrals. Provides | ||||
| > | hands-on clinical assistance with menopause care in clinic. Provides telephone, MyChart, and in-pers | ||||
| > | on assistance to patients and internal and external medical providers. Accountable for prioritizing | ||||
| > | and handling multiple responsibilities simultaneously to provide customized coordination and support | ||||
| > | for an at-risk patient population. Required to sensitive offer patient care in emotionally complex | ||||
| > | situation. | ||||
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| 13 | The Patient Navigator provides patient care coordination by serving as a resource and liaison betwe | ||||
| > | en patients and practitioners. Assists with navigating all aspects of the healthcare system. This in | ||||
| > | volves developing expertise in the operations and systems underlying all service areas directly or i | ||||
| > | ndirectly related to Gynecology services. Employs analytical and risk stratification tools to identi | ||||
| > | fy patient subset requiring higher level of support in care coordination activities. The position re | ||||
| > | quires high degree of independence, initiative, as well as exceptional social skills and emotional i | ||||
| > | ntelligence in order to support patients with a wide variety of psycho-social needs and effectively | ||||
| > | communicate with faculty and staff throughout the clinical enterprise. | ||||
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| 15 | This position is a vital and an integral part of the patient-centric care mission and direct patien | ||||
| > | t education efforts of the UCSF Women’s Health Departments. It is the common goal of these programs | ||||
| > | to ensure women have full, equitable and convenient access to the clinical services they require and | ||||
| > | to the women- sensitive health education information needed to make informed decisions about their | ||||
| > | care. This position requires excellent oral and written communication skills; can work well with min | ||||
| > | imal supervision in a complex, fast pace and challenging environment, and must be able to manage and | ||||
| > | mitigate patient clinical and administrative issues. | ||||
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| 17 | Department Overview | ||||
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| 19 | The UCSF Center for Pregnancy Options provides safe, caring, and expert abortion and miscarriage se | ||||
| > | rvices, training, and family planning research. Highly trained UCSF faculty provides these services | ||||
| > | for residents at different stages of their teaching curriculum. They support medical students who ro | ||||
| > | tate through the clinic. CPO accepts most insurance including both private and Medi-Cal, and provide | ||||
| > | s abortion for social, medical and fetal (all) indications in the first and second trimesters and tr | ||||
| > | eatment of miscarriage. Contraception or preconception planning is included per patient needs. | ||||