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Patient Navigator, Inpatient University Hospitals
UT Southwestern Medical CenterUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Sept 2025
About the role
Patient Navigator, Inpatient University Hospitals - (897742)
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
JOB SUMMARY
This job is responsible for working in a collaborative manner with multi-disciplinary medical center in the continuum of care of these patients, their caregivers and/or families to achieve desired goals.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
JOB DUTIES
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT South
Description
WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
JOB SUMMARY
This job is responsible for working in a collaborative manner with multi-disciplinary medical center in the continuum of care of these patients, their caregivers and/or families to achieve desired goals.
BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
- PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
- Paid Time Off, available day one
- Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid Parental Leave Benefit
- Wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
- Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
- Education
High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience
5 years working experience in health care environment.
- Education
Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field.
- Experience
Working experience in a large multi-specialty system.
JOB DUTIES
- Acts as a liaison between the patient, their family and internal/external service providers.
- Implements individualized patient navigation plan for patients seeking treatment by facilitation of appointment scheduling, assisting with referral process, providing client education and linking clients with appropriate support services.
- Identifies patient's understanding of medical care/outcome and provides appropriate education and resources to address needs.
- Empowers patients to self-navigate the healthcare system. Assists people to create their own/unique solutions by acting as a resource of health care information, community support group.
- Advocates teamwork and multidisciplinary care concept to patients, staff and faculty.
- Promotes the navigation program to the UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) community.
- Identifies and maintains a database of appropriate resources for client support.
- Recognizes barriers to healthcare and connects patients to the resources they may need.
- Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions:
a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients;
b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants;
c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or
d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records. - Performs other duties as assigned.
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT South
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