Dementia Care Navigator

The role

The Dementia Care Navigator acts as the primary point of contact for caregivers, families, and seniors with dementia. This person provides education, screens for unmet care needs, and develops personalized care plans.

What you will do

• Acts as primary point of contact for caregivers, families, and seniors with dementia.
• Supports caregivers, families, and seniors to enhance quality of life and ensure safety in the home.
• Provides education and support around dementia, symptoms, caregiving, and what to expect.
• Screens for unmet care needs including clinical, medication, behavioral, safety, and psychosocial issues.
• Reviews needs, identifies goals, and develops personalized care plans.
• Researches, identifies and finds connections to local community resources.
• Reconciles medications and assists with medication management strategies.
• Assists in coordination of medical care by assisting with referrals and gathering medical records.
• Consults with and triages complex issues with a multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in developing and maintaining content for informational resources.

Required qualifications

• College degree
• Comfortable with technology and performing this role virtually
• Fluent in English with excellent communications skills
• Able to work in multidisciplinary team environment
• Experience building rapport and collaborative relationships with patients and families
• Able to effectively manage difficult patient interactions with empathy and professionalism

Nice to have

• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Experience in health care, ideally with dementia
• Multilingual, especially Spanish

Benefits

• Health Insurance contribution

About the company

Tembo Health makes it effortless to manage dementia and senior health by deploying evidence-based clinical pathways and embedding technology built for seniors. The company is venture backed with funding from investors like Bloomberg Beta, B Capital, Resolute, and AARP.