Patient Advocate Specialist, Hybrid, Bilingual Spanish

Job overview

The Patient Advocate Specialist role is hybrid, with two to three days per week onsite at Intermountain Health, Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO, and remaining work completed from a home office. Compensation is not specified in the listing; the role includes a base salary plus an enrollment-performance incentive bonus. Patient Funding Alternatives helps Medicaid-eligible and medically underserved people access employer-sponsored coverage. The specialist identifies, educates, and enrolls eligible hospital patients in the Health Insurance Premium Payment program. The role manages patient outreach and cases from first contact through enrollment, coordinates benefits, maintains accurate records, and works with hospital and PFA teams to support coverage access.

What you'll do

• Identify and approach eligible patients and families
• explain HIPP and gather authorizations and documentation
• collect accurate application data
• manage cases from first contact through enrollment
• verify and update ongoing eligibility
• help resolve insurance issues
• maintain referrals and records in the CRM
• securely transmit documentation and document interactions in line with HIPAA and compliance standards
• build relationships with hospital staff and community partners.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

patient advocate specialist

hybrid

bilingual spanish

hipp enrollment

patient advocacy

hospital outreach

case management

benefits coordination

hipaa documentation

denver co

saint joseph hospital

patient funding alternatives

crm

incentive bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employer-subsidized medical coverage
• dental and vision
• company-paid life and disability insurance effective day one
• 401(k) with up to $2,000 annual match
• flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• wellness benefit.

Why this role

Full bilingual Spanish proficiency is required; the hybrid schedule includes bedside and NICU interviews at the hospital.

About the employer

Patient Funding Alternatives is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services. Sector: 62.