Health Care Professional - Patient Navigator

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Pediatric Division

Job Title: Health Care Professional - Patient Navigator

Position # 00851903 – Requisition # TBD:40775

Job Summary:

The patient navigator’s primary role will be to assist appointment scheduling and access and to coordinate diabetes care for families who are at high risk of diabetes complications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify families in need of patient navigator outreach

• Outreach to the families via phone, email, portal messages, and in person in the clinic

• Schedule patient visits

• Set up Medicaid ride services

• Refer diabetes management questions to the diabetes educator

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

The Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (BDC) specializes in type 1 diabetes research and care for children and adults. Clinicians, clinical researchers, and basic biomedical scientists collaborate at the BDC to find the most effective treatment, prevention, and cure for type 1 diabetes. Founded by Marvin and Barbara Davis in 1978, it is currently one of the largest diabetes institutes in the world. The Center provides state of the art care to over 7,500 children and adults with diabetes as well as provides inpatient care to patients seen at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Benefits statement to include in all benefits-eligible positions:

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year

• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

• Holiday Days: 15/year

• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

   

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Entry Level:

• Bachelor’s degree in biological science, nutrition, nursing, health, human services, psychology, counseling, social work, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.

Intermediate Level:

• Bachelor’s