APP - Physician Extender and Patient Navigator
🔍 San Antonio
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- Faculty
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- School of Medicine
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- 26000101 Requisition #
Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Extender and Patient Navigator)
The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) with training or experience in Behavioral Neurology, Geriatrics, Dementia, Vascular Neurology, and/or Movement Disorders.
The faculty candidate will join a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team that includes neurologists, neuropsychologists, nurses, social workers, geriatricians, geriatric psychiatrists, therapists, counselors, and care managers. Experience caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, or other neurological conditions is especially welcome.
Position Overview
This position plays a critical role in supporting patient referrals and care needs acting as a clinician extender for those seen by Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Director and Physician, within the Glenn Biggs Alzheimer’s and Dementia Clinic. The APP will also coordinate donor-related referrals in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Advancement. The role includes managing all aspects of the director’s patient referral workflow and care, ensuring a seamless experience from referral initiation through follow-up. Clinical excellence, strong judgment, and discretion are essential.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent clinical skills and knowledge; prior experience in neurology, psychiatry or geriatrics with some knowledge of Alzheimer’s care is preferred.
Solid understanding of healthcare systems, including insurance processes, medical terminology, and regulatory requirements
Proven capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Proficiency with electronic health records (EHRs) and Microsoft Office applications.
Essential Job Duties
Director Referral Management
Oversee all aspects of the patient referral process for the physician, ensuring a seamless and timely experience from initiation through follow-up.
Triage incoming referrals, schedule appointments, and coordinate communications among referring physicians, specialists, and patients.
Clinical Duties
Perform physical examinations, order laboratory and imaging studies, make preliminary diagnoses, and provide treatments.
Assists the physician in diagnostic and therapeutic management by performing a variety of medical or procedural tasks.
Instruct and counsel patients on diagnosis, treatment plans, including new anti-amyloid treatments, enrollment in clinical trials and health related topics.
Obtain comprehensive medical histories, conduct examinations, and present findings and recommendations in a clear, clinically useful manner to support the physician in decision making.
Clinical Liaison
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure referral pathways align with clinical protocols and standards of care.
Provide guidance and support to clinical staff to help facilitate timely access to services.
Serve as a consistent point of contact for patients navigating the referral process and advocate for timely access.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of referrals, communication logs, and outcomes.
Generate reports and analyze referral volumes and trends to identify opportunities for process improvement.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
Education requirements
Licensed NP or PA with at least 2-3 years clinical experience.
This is a role in which mentoring by APP peers and clinicians will be abundant.
Interested applicants should visit https://wp.uthscsa.edu/careers to apply for position #26000101.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for fulltime employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
Disability- Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
