UCLA Health

Patient Navigator - Per Diem

UCLA Health  •  $33.40/hr  •  Onsite  •  2 months ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Variable days, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm
Posted Date
03/18/2026
Salary Range $33.4 - 33.4 Hourly
Employment Type
6 - Staff: Per Diem
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
29370


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Make a positive impact on one of the nation’s top health systems. Help ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care. Take your professional expertise to the next level.

The Patient Navigator Per Diem role within the Radiation Oncology department is pivotal in guiding patients through their treatment journey. Responsible for day-to-day coordination and communication, as the Patient Navigator you will ensure patients understand procedures, schedules and insurance processes. With a proactive approach, you will anticipate patient needs and manage the process efficiently. Tactful and professional interaction, along with adept multitasking and organization, are essential for providing patients with seamless support and assistance.

Salary: $33.40 Hourly

*May convert to career


Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Working knowledge of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, cancer, and medical terminology.
  • Skill in prioritizing assignments when faced with heavy workload, deadlines, interruptions, and competing requests for service in order to complete tasks in a timely manner.
  • Skill in reading correspondence and other written communication in order to determine the urgency of the communication and who should be made aware of it.
  • Skill in writing grammatically correct routine business correspondence such as informational letters, memoranda, and notification letters.
  • Knowledge of University structure and policies sufficient to serve as a resource for questions, referrals, and documentation.15. Ability to utilize CareConnect to register, encounter, and arrive patients, and to retrieve patient records.
  • Skill in using Word and Excel.
  • Ability to type with speed and accuracy.


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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