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Patient Navigator - Per Diem

UCLA Health
Fully On-Sitefull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Mar 2026
💰 $66,800/yr

About the role

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Variable days, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm Posted Date 03/18/2026 Salary Range: $33.4 - 33.4 Hourly Employment Type 6 - Staff: Per Diem Duration Indefinite Job # 29370

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Make a positive impact on one of the nation’s top health systems. Help ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care. Take your professional expertise to the next level.

The Patient Navigator Per Diem role within the Radiation Oncology department is pivotal in guiding patients through their treatment journey. Responsible for day-to-day coordination and communication, as the Patient Navigator you will ensure patients understand procedures, schedules and insurance processes. With a proactive approach, you will anticipate patient needs and manage the process efficiently. Tactful and professional interaction, along with adept multitasking and organization, are essential for providing patients with seamless support and assistance.

Salary: $33.40 Hourly

*May convert to career

Job Qualifications

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Required:
  • Working knowledge of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, cancer, and medical terminology.
  • Skill in prioritizing assignments when faced with heavy workload, deadlines, interruptions, and competing requests for service in order to complete tasks in a timely manner.
  • Skill in reading correspondence and other written communication in order to determine the urgency of the communication and who should be made aware of it.
  • Skill in writing grammatically correct routine business correspondence such as informational letters, memoranda, and notification letters.
  • Knowledge of University structure and policies sufficient to serve as a resource for questions, referrals, and documentation.15. Ability to utilize CareConnect to register, encounter, and arrive patients, and to retrieve patient records.
  • Skill in using Word and Excel.
  • Ability to type with speed and accuracy.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

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