Oncology Financial Navigator, Brown Cancer Center, First Shift - UofL Health

Overview

We are hiring at the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center - Downtown

Location:

529 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:  1st Shift (5 days, 8hrs)

About Us

UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center is an academic cancer center affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. The cancer center’s goal is to make cancer a disease of the past through cutting-edge care, innovative clinical trials and cancer prevention efforts. Brown Cancer Center is home to Kentucky’s first and longest-accredited program by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. We are a nationally recognized center for developing experimental cancer therapeutics and diagnostics and have the most significant cancer trials program in the region. We are a global leader in the clinical trial testing of new immunotherapies that activate your body’s immune system to fight cancer and have become early adopters of these immunotherapies that reduce the cancer death rate in the U.S. The Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy has been established through experts at the Brown Cancer Center to understand further the role of cancer and the immune system to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative treatment strategies.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options.
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays.
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner.
• 401K with Employer Match.

Responsibilities

Job Summary: 

The Oncology Financial Navigator serves as a patient advocate, liaison, and educator to assist cancer patients with understanding and navigating the cost of their care and healthcare coverage.  Some patients may experience financial vulnerability during their treatment. Brown Cancer Center financial navigators evaluate their level of exposure to the possibility of financial toxicity which can hinder patient’s treatment. This personalized approach to providing patients with knowledge and hopefully financial savings will add a level of comfort and improved health outcomes to an otherwise challenging moment.

• Meets with the patient during interdisciplinary introduction meetings to review patient’s insurance(s), coverage, and potential out of pocket expenses. Assessment of patient’s financial, healthcare, and household needs. Identify financial barriers to access treatment.
• Serves as a liaison for financial matters throughout treatment, including follow up on insurance and financial risk assessment.
• With a high level of initiative, assesses the financial needs of patients, establishes a positive supportive relationship, assists in developing a plan of care and thoroughly documents the findings, recommendations and interventions made.
• Communicates and collaborates with the treatment team re the financial implications of medical intervention on both the patient and the health care provider. In collaboration with the ordering physician, recommends financial options that best fit the patient’s medical and financial needs.
• Interacts with Medicare, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and other assistance programs as an advocate for the patient.
• Maintains strong, working relationships with other members of the treatment team.
• Meets with the patient during interdisciplinary introduction meetings to review patient’s insurance(s), coverage, and potential out of pocket expenses. Assessment of patient’s financial, healthcare, and household needs. Identify financial barriers to access treatment.
• Serves as a liaison for financial matters throughout treatment, including follow up on insurance and financial risk assessment.
• With a high level of initiative, assesses the financial needs of patients, establishes a positive supportive relationship, assists in developing a plan of care and thoroughly documents the findings, recommendations and interventions made.
• Communicates and collaborates with the treatment team re the financial implications of medical intervention on both the patient and the health care provider. In collaboration with the ordering physician, recommends financial options that best fit the patient’s medical and financial needs.
• Interacts with Medicare, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and other assistance programs as an advocate for the patient.
• Maintains strong, working relationships with other members of the treatment team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree nursing, psychology, social work, finance, or other healthcare related field
• Maintain licensure in applicable state if a Clinical Social Worker or Registered Nurse
• Minimum Two (2) years in oncology or other applicable healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in nursing, social work, finance, or other healthcare related field
• Experience with Medicare health plans, COBRA regulations, Medicaid guidelines, PAP and co-pay assistance programs

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