What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Navigation Specialist position at Woodlands Senior Living LLC?
Description
Do you have a background in elder care or senior living environments and have a soft spot in your heart for helping senior citizens and their families? Working as a Care Navigation Specialist, you will build connections with families by answering their inquiries via phone and email. You will be their resource by explaining options available to them, answering questions, scheduling tours, assisting with applications, and gathering needed documentation.
If you are pursuing a rewarding career within a supportive workplace, consider joining our team - we offer the opportunity to improve the lives of others while fulfilling your own career goals. Hiring immediately!
Woodlands Senior Living is the first senior living organization in Maine to have earned The Joint Commission accreditation! Our team consists of mission-driven professionals who are forward-thinking and continuously strive to optimize the safety, quality, and experience of our residents, families and staffing, bringing comfort and joy in every day.
We are a Maine-based, family-owned-and-operated organization that provides the people of Maine a trusted partner in assisted living and memory care. Our mission is to make each day the best day possible for every resident we serve. Our teammates are committed to high standards of behavior to deliver the highest quality of care and provide a safe and inclusive work environment.
What you will do as a Care Navigation Specialist:
- Be responsible for leads management program and utilization of leads management software
- Serve as company representative for trade shows and expos
- Schedule community tours to Administrator/Executive Director’s calendar
- Receive incoming referrals from external referral sources, maintaining excellent relationships with those referral sources
- Receive incoming inquiries from family members, prospective residents, and those acting on behalf of prospective residents
- Conduct community outreach to referral sources and attend senior-focused community events
- Operate with empathy and helpfulness when assisting prospects through the pre-admission process
- Maintain expertise in Long Term Care MaineCare program and application process
The benefits to join the team:
- Vacation and holiday pay because you deserve time to relax and recharge
- Tuition assistance because we believe in the investment of your growth and success
- Health, dental, vision and supplemental benefits to support your health
- 401(k) savings and investment plan to prepare for your future
Requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Previous experience in a senior living community or nursing home devoted to the care of aging community members preferred.
- Ability to provide high-level customer service that is both empathetic and thorough.
- Ability to comfortably manage competing priorities and move between different tasks efficiently.
- Understanding of the aging process and/or medical terminology.
- Ability to multitask, particularly by performing data entry while on the phone with a customer.
- A current valid license to operate a vehicle in the state of Maine and a driving record that is satisfactory to the company is required.
- Must complete a criminal history record check to the satisfaction of the company.
Salary : $20 - $28