Patient Engagement Specialist

<div class="content-intro"><div><strong><em>Are you looking for a role in a company that's solving one of the greatest challenges of our lifetime?&nbsp;</em></strong>Ophelia helps people end their opioid use and restore their quality of life with respect for their time and dignity. Our mission is to make evidence-based treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) accessible to everyone... and we're looking to bring more people onto our team to help us achieve it.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><a class="postings-link" href="https://ophelia.com/">Ophelia</a> is a venture-backed, healthcare startup that helps individuals with OUD by providing FDA-approved medication and clinical care through a telehealth platform. Our approach is discreet, convenient, and affordable. We've been successfully operating in 14 states for almost six years and we're excited to continue our growth. We are a team of physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, researchers and White House advisors, backed by leading technology and healthcare investors working to re-imagine and re-build OUD treatment in America.</div></div><h2><strong>Care Coordination at Ophelia</strong></h2> <p><strong>Please note that the schedule for this role is Sunday-Thursday 9:00-5:00p ET.</strong></p> <div>As one of the first members of the Ophelia team that a patient will interact with, our Care Coordinators are integral to creating a best-in-class patient experience that supports Ophelia's ability to grow and achieve our mission.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>As a <strong>Patient Engagement Specialist</strong>, you are the Care Coordination team's first point of contact for patients. You will be highly available for patients, creating a rich and safe patient experience, quickly understanding and addressing patient's concerns and needs. The support provided will align with our Ophelia Care Model and CC Service Offering, intended to keep patients in care and improve patient outcomes.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In this role, you will follow defined processes and protocols that ensure our patients receive consistent, high-quality care. You will manage all inbound communication, quickly assessing the urgency of the need and either managing or triaging to the most appropriate team. You will engage directly with Ophelia patients providing support across a wide range of areas including scheduling visits with a member of the Ophelia clinical team, supporting and finding ways to improve visit attendance, UDS coordination, maintaining and updating patient data, technology troubleshooting, and discharging patients.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>To be successful in this role you will become profici