health educator Remote
Job description
Lena Health Advocate
Location: Remote, Work from Home
Job Type: Full Time
About Lena Health
One of the beautiful things about working at Lena is the connection that we make with patients. At Lena, we believe fundamentally that navigating healthcare shouldn’t be so hard and that nobody should have to do it alone. Our team of advocates are the company’s most important assets, driving a unique patient experience that improves health and access to care.
We’re a young company, driven to create a new standard of the healthcare experience, and hungry to make a lasting impact in the world. By definition, this is not easy, so we look for passionate colleagues who are just “weird” enough to believe it’s possible.
The Role of a Lena Health Advocate
Lena Health Advocates are remote personal assistants to seniors who provide navigation support through SMS chat and over the phone. Our Lena Advocates work with a patient population of a Hospital Health System or Primary Care Clinic to proactively handle the navigation needs of patients as they arise, such as scheduling their appointments, finding the right specialist, finding transportation, or even helping to afford their medication. Our Advocates are problem solvers for patients and are passionate about creating a “wow” experience with each interaction.
Your responsibilities as a Health Advocate include:
- Communicating with patients over the phone or through SMS chat
- Responding to patient outreach within 15 minutes
- Solving navigation problems for patients by navigating the healthcare system, health plan, and community resources on their behalf
- Coordinate with the client’s clinical care team to solve patient needs
- Self-manage your caseload of patients to achieve high engagement and patient satisfaction
- Work with the leadership and technology team to develop and refine a world-class patient experience healthcare
Remote:
- Lena follows a “remote-first” philosophy, with our team members distributed across the nation in states such as Texas, New York, Hawaii, and beyond.
Qualifications & Necessities
- Bachelor’s degree + previous customer service experience (call support, counseling, coaching, billing support, etc.)
- You Have Empathy: ability to express compassion for others’ challenging experiences
- Excellence Mindset: desire to find the best way to do things and uncover best practices
- Flexible and Adaptable: you’re not afraid to make changes and try new things in efforts to improve
- Excited About Technology: you want to use technology to be more effective and contribute towards the next frontier of healthcare innovation
- Strict with Quality: you’re organized and care about the quality of the work you put forth
- Strict with Deadlines: you take your commitment to timelines seriously and you’re disappointed when you miss promises to your colleagues.
- Access to reliable high speed internet and a computer
Preferred Experience
- Previous experience in social services, case management, Medicare, wellness counseling, chronic disease management, or experience as a resident coordinator
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience working in a startup environment
Application Requirements
Please submit a resume and complete all Indeed Skills Assessments.
ONLY applications with a Phone Interview Assessment submitted will be reviewed.
Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Lena is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity. Background investigations are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
