Porch Light Health

Patient Navigator

Porch Light Health
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeDurango • Colorado • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $20 - $35 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in patient advocacy, insurance navigation, and community resource coordination to enhance patient access to healthcare services. Proficient in managing financial assistance applications and addressing non-clinical barriers to treatment adherence.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Medicaid EnrollmentInsurance Eligibility VerificationPatient AdvocacyCommunity Resource CoordinationFinancial Assistance Programs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Help patients overcome barriers to accessing, engaging in, and remaining connected to treatment
  • Assist with Medicaid enrollment, renewal, eligibility maintenance, and renewal outreach
  • Educate patients about Medicaid requirements, exemptions, reporting obligations, insurance options, and benefits
  • Coordinate with Revenue Cycle and eligibility teams to address coverage concerns
  • Explain self-pay options, payment plans, scholarships, hardship assistance, and other financial resources
  • Assist with financial assistance applications and documentation
  • Assess transportation barriers and connect patients with Medicaid transportation, Uber Health, and other programs
  • Conduct outreach to patients who missed appointments, disengaged from care, or risk treatment interruption
  • Identify and address non-clinical barriers affecting treatment adherence and re-engagement
  • Document interactions and engage with community organizations to build a resource network
  • Connect patients with resources for food insecurity, housing, employment, utilities, legal aid, SNAP, and other social needs
  • Maintain knowledge of community resources and relationships with resource providers
  • Assist patients in accessing primary, specialty, behavioral health, telehealth, and other healthcare services
  • Support healthcare-system navigation and referral processes
  • Document interventions and track outcomes including enrollments, transportation support, referrals, and re-engagement
  • Participate in reporting and quality improvement initiatives focused on access, retention, and patient success

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Associate’s degree in Human Services, Healthcare Administration, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or a related field preferred
  • Equivalent combination of education, experience, and demonstrated success working with patients will be considered
  • Experience in healthcare, patient services, customer service, care coordination, patient advocacy, community resources, insurance navigation, or social services preferred
  • Experience supporting underserved, vulnerable, or behavioral health populations preferred
  • Experience working with rural and remote populations, specifically navigating medical, behavioral health, and community services in resource-limited communities
  • Proficiency in insurance eligibility verification, EOB interpretation, and benefit navigation, including deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket maximums
  • Ability to accurately determine and communicate patient financial responsibility for services
  • Experience with Medicaid, Medicare, ACA Marketplace, commercial insurance, and financial assistance programs required
  • Required to travel up to 25% of time
  • Transportation to and from Regional locations as needed for travel
  • Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with patients
  • Strong problem-solving and resource navigation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple patient needs simultaneously
  • Strong organizational and follow-up skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively across departments and community partners
  • Commitment to patient-centered care and recovery support

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Remote work 50% of the time
  • Standard 40-hour workweek, Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

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Hard Skills
Insurance NavigationEOB InterpretationBenefit NavigationPatient Financial Responsibility AssessmentCare Coordination
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingOrganizational SkillsCollaborationBuilding TrustFollow-Up Skills
Tools & Technologies
MedicaidMedicareACA MarketplaceUber HealthTelehealth Services
Industry Keywords
Healthcare AdministrationHuman ServicesSocial WorkPublic HealthBehavioral Health