Patient Navigator Specialist – Special Patient Population

Oct 12, 2026

Duke University

Clinical Coordinator | Navigator, Entry Level, Potential for New Grad Nurse (No nursing license required)
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Employment Type:

Regular | Perm Employee

Schedule:

Full-time

Remote Status:

ON-SITE

License:

NC

Duke University

Clinical Coordinator | Navigator, Entry Level, Potential for New Grad Nurse (No nursing license required)
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Employment Type:

Regular | Perm Employee

Schedule:

Full-time

Remote Status:

ON-SITE

License:

NC

At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

 

  •  Serve as the primary navigator and advocate for assigned patients and families, providing a personalized, high-touch care experience that supports patients from intake through completion of care.

  •  Ensure comprehensive, timely, and seamless care through development and support of care plans, coordination with with physicians, clinical teams, nurse coordinators, financial coordinators, sponsors, embassy representatives, and external partners to address patient needs and remove barriers.

  •  Exhibit extensive understanding of patient care and health system pathways and serve as a conduit between patient and providers to address medical and psychosocial needs.

  • Facilitate clear, responsive communication among patients, families, providers, care teams, sponsors, and external partners to promote alignment, continuity, and confidence throughout the care journey.

  • Reinforcing patient education to facilitate active participation in decision making in care.

  • Anticipate patient and family needs, proactively identify potential barriers to care, and coordinate timely solutions that support continuity of care and an effortless patient experience.

  • Design and deliver culturally responsive care experiences that thoughtfully integrate each patient’s cultural, religious, linguistic, and personal preferences into the care plan and overall patient experience.

  • Navigate complex, cross-cultural patient interactions with exceptional cultural intelligence, adaptability, discretion, and interpersonal effectiveness, including sensitive or high-profile situations.

  • Leverage institutional resources and cross-functional partnerships to coordinate specialized patient, family, and sponsor needs and deliver a differentiated, concierge-level care experience.

  • Use patient feedback, service trends, documentation, and program data to support quality improvement, process redesign, program development, and service enhancements that strengthen the patient journey.

  • Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

    Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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