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2925 Chicago Ave
Loading Dock
Minneapolis, MN 55407-1321
Date Posted:
August 07, 2026
Department:
16007317 System Complex Care Management
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union-NCT
Weekend Rotation:
None
Job Summary:
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.
Key Position Details:
- FTE 1.0 (80 hours per two week pay period)
- 8-hour day shift
- No weekends
- The position is primarily REMOTE with occasional travel for meetings and patient visits (both home and clinic-based). The role supports patients in the following communities: Apple Valley, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Lakeville, Savage, and Shakopee.
Job Description:
Establishes collaborative processes that promote quality and cost effective care that optimizes the physical and psychosocial health of participants across the continuum of care. Responsible for conducting comprehensive assessment and oversight and making decisions that impact health care outcomes, resource allocation and participant satisfaction.
Independently coordinates complex panel of participants while ensuring an interdisciplinary approach with care team providers that results in an integrated person centered plan of care. This collaborative care plan is designed to advocate and assist participants in coping with complex health issues and enhance the person’s ability to function and access appropriate services.
Provides clinical consultation as needed to medical providers, pharmacists, non clinical staff, clinical staff and other team members as appropriate.
Principle Responsibilities
- Conducts Comprehensive Assessment.
- Gathers all relevant data and information by communicating with the participant, family, healthcare provider, other members of the healthcare delivery team and community support network including external healthcare providers and agencies.
- Completes a medication review with attention to eliminating barriers to medication adherence.
- Uses clinical expertise and established criteria to identify risk factors and determine recommendations to mitigate adverse health outcomes.
- Evaluates data identifying strengths and barriers including social determinants impacting health and chronic or acute problems or conditions impacting function and quality of life.
- Develops Plan.
- Develops a person centered care plan that focuses on enhancing strengths to support health and well being.
- Builds trust with participant to encourage full engagement in care planning process and implementation.
- Communicates care plan to participant, health care provider and community supports to ensure most effective implementation.
- Supports planning across the continuum of care in collaboration with other health care providers, specialty and community providers to facilitate transitions of care.
- Supports planning with community resources and external healthcare agencies to provide broadest available integrated network of support as needs indicate.
- Maintains high level oversight of the integrated plan to assure goals are met and addressed.
- Facilitates Implementation of Plan.
- Maintains contact with participant and relevant circle of support as required/needed to promote best health outcomes.
- Works with participant, family and providers to resolve identified barriers.
- Works with participant, family, healthcare providers and community supports to coordinate needed services.
- Utilizes motivational interviewing skills to facilitate and engage participants towards behavioral changes through exploration and resolving ambivalence.
- Facilitates communication between participant, family and all members of the health care team.
- Facilitates referrals for participants as appropriate.
- Administers health care benefits and coordinates care within the benefit set.
- Identifies alternate sources of funding if available for services as indicated.
- Assists participants to navigate health care system and access appropriate services and resources.
- Addresses complex communication and planning issues as participant receives services across the continuum (in particular for patients with multiple specialists and services).
- Leads and supports transition and discharge planning for participants moving between levels of care.
- Monitors Progress Toward Goals.
- Initiates care plan modifications as necessary through monitoring and evaluation to accommodate changes and encourage optimal health and safety over time.
- Follows the participant over time, across continuum of care to measure effectiveness of the plan.
- Adapts plan to meet changing needs.
- Communicates with participant, family and healthcare providers about changes in plan.
- Documents all encounters thoroughly in timely manner in designated data system.
- Provides qualified professional oversight as needed to ensure appropriate care plan development.
- Participates in work groups and committees as appropriate.
- Supervises and delegates to care management support staff tasks that contribute to the plan.
- Participates in staff and departmental meetings and assists with identification and resolution of problems.
- Communicates issues and decisions relating to committee or project work to other team members, management, and sponsors.
- Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary care management professionals to design and deliver an integrated care plan.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Associate's or Vocational degree in nursing
- 2 to 5 years of clinical experience
- 2 or more years of orthopedic RN experience required for the Orthopedic Navigation program
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- 2 to 5 years of previous care management experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required
- Licensed Registered Nurse - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required within 90 days of hire
- Care Manager Certification preferred
- Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment for some departments upon hire
Physical Demands
- Sedentary:
- Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently
Pay Range
Pay Range: $44.64 to $61.76 per hour
The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.
Benefit Summary
Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.
Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.
We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.
Benefits include:
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.
Location Address:
2925 Chicago Ave
Loading Dock
Minneapolis, MN 55407-1321
Date Posted:
August 07, 2026
Department:
16007317 System Complex Care Management
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union-NCT
Weekend Rotation:
None
Job Summary:
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.
Key Position Details:
- FTE 1.0 (80 hours per two week pay period)
- 8-hour day shift
- No weekends
- The position is primarily REMOTE with occasional travel for meetings and patient visits (both home and clinic-based). The role supports patients in the following communities: Apple Valley, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Lakeville, Savage, and Shakopee.
Job Description:
Establishes collaborative processes that promote quality and cost effective care that optimizes the physical and psychosocial health of participants across the continuum of care. Responsible for conducting comprehensive assessment and oversight and making decisions that impact health care outcomes, resource allocation and participant satisfaction.
Independently coordinates complex panel of participants while ensuring an interdisciplinary approach with care team providers that results in an integrated person centered plan of care. This collaborative care plan is designed to advocate and assist participants in coping with complex health issues and enhance the person’s ability to function and access appropriate services.
Provides clinical consultation as needed to medical providers, pharmacists, non clinical staff, clinical staff and other team members as appropriate.
Principle Responsibilities
- Conducts Comprehensive Assessment.
- Gathers all relevant data and information by communicating with the participant, family, healthcare provider, other members of the healthcare delivery team and community support network including external healthcare providers and agencies.
- Completes a medication review with attention to eliminating barriers to medication adherence.
- Uses clinical expertise and established criteria to identify risk factors and determine recommendations to mitigate adverse health outcomes.
- Evaluates data identifying strengths and barriers including social determinants impacting health and chronic or acute problems or conditions impacting function and quality of life.
- Develops Plan.
- Develops a person centered care plan that focuses on enhancing strengths to support health and well being.
- Builds trust with participant to encourage full engagement in care planning process and implementation.
- Communicates care plan to participant, health care provider and community supports to ensure most effective implementation.
- Supports planning across the continuum of care in collaboration with other health care providers, specialty and community providers to facilitate transitions of care.
- Supports planning with community resources and external healthcare agencies to provide broadest available integrated network of support as needs indicate.
- Maintains high level oversight of the integrated plan to assure goals are met and addressed.
- Facilitates Implementation of Plan.
- Maintains contact with participant and relevant circle of support as required/needed to promote best health outcomes.
- Works with participant, family and providers to resolve identified barriers.
- Works with participant, family, healthcare providers and community supports to coordinate needed services.
- Utilizes motivational interviewing skills to facilitate and engage participants towards behavioral changes through exploration and resolving ambivalence.
- Facilitates communication between participant, family and all members of the health care team.
- Facilitates referrals for participants as appropriate.
- Administers health care benefits and coordinates care within the benefit set.
- Identifies alternate sources of funding if available for services as indicated.
- Assists participants to navigate health care system and access appropriate services and resources.
- Addresses complex communication and planning issues as participant receives services across the continuum (in particular for patients with multiple specialists and services).
- Leads and supports transition and discharge planning for participants moving between levels of care.
- Monitors Progress Toward Goals.
- Initiates care plan modifications as necessary through monitoring and evaluation to accommodate changes and encourage optimal health and safety over time.
- Follows the participant over time, across continuum of care to measure effectiveness of the plan.
- Adapts plan to meet changing needs.
- Communicates with participant, family and healthcare providers about changes in plan.
- Documents all encounters thoroughly in timely manner in designated data system.
- Provides qualified professional oversight as needed to ensure appropriate care plan development.
- Participates in work groups and committees as appropriate.
- Supervises and delegates to care management support staff tasks that contribute to the plan.
- Participates in staff and departmental meetings and assists with identification and resolution of problems.
- Communicates issues and decisions relating to committee or project work to other team members, management, and sponsors.
- Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary care management professionals to design and deliver an integrated care plan.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Associate's or Vocational degree in nursing
- 2 to 5 years of clinical experience
- 2 or more years of orthopedic RN experience required for the Orthopedic Navigation program
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- 2 to 5 years of previous care management experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required
- Licensed Registered Nurse - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required within 90 days of hire
- Care Manager Certification preferred
- Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment for some departments upon hire
Physical Demands
- Sedentary:
- Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently
Pay Range
Pay Range: $44.64 to $61.76 per hour
The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.
Benefit Summary
Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.
Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.
We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.
Benefits include:
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Patient Navigator
Target federally qualified health centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers and nonprofit hospital systems have established HR processes for work authorization. They hire Patient Navigators regularly and are more familiar with OPT employment eligibility than smaller private practices.
Verify your OPT end date before applying
Patient Navigator hiring timelines can run six to ten weeks. Confirm you have enough OPT time remaining to clear onboarding before applying, and factor in your 60-day grace period if your program ends soon.
Highlight patient-facing language skills
Many health systems prioritize Patient Navigators who speak languages other than English. If you're bilingual, lead with that skill in your resume and cover letter. It directly addresses a staffing gap employers care about.
Ask about H-1B sponsorship during the offer stage
Patient Navigator roles at large hospital networks frequently qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship. Ask about long-term sponsorship willingness during offer negotiations, not mid-process, so both sides can assess fit before commitment.
Frame your degree field clearly for compliance teams
OPT authorization requires your job to relate to your degree. Be ready to explain how public health, social work, or health administration coursework connects directly to care coordination and navigation responsibilities for employer HR teams.
Use Migrate Mate to filter OPT-friendly openings
Not every Patient Navigator posting flags visa sponsorship or OPT compatibility. Migrate Mate surfaces roles from employers with a history of hiring international students, saving you time on applications that won't move forward.
Patient Navigator OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Patient Navigator jobs qualify for F-1 OPT work authorization?
Yes, provided your degree is in a related field such as public health, social work, health sciences, or healthcare administration. OPT requires that your job be directly related to your major area of study. Patient Navigator roles involve care coordination, health education, and community outreach, which align clearly with those degree fields.
Can I work as a Patient Navigator on STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree classification. If your program carries a STEM-designated CIP code, such as public health (51.2201) or health services administration (51.0701), you may qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension. Confirm your program's CIP code with your DSO before assuming STEM eligibility, as not all health-related degrees qualify.
What types of employers hire Patient Navigators on OPT?
Large hospital systems, federally qualified health centers, cancer centers, and nonprofit community health organizations are the most common employers. Academic medical centers affiliated with universities tend to have the most experience with OPT and F-1 work authorization. You can browse OPT-compatible Patient Navigator openings on Migrate Mate to identify employers who have hired international students before.
How do I explain my OPT status to a Patient Navigator employer?
Be straightforward. Explain that you hold F-1 student status with OPT authorization, which permits you to work full-time in a role related to your degree for up to 12 months, or longer with a STEM extension. Provide your EAD card details when requested. Most hospital HR teams have processed OPT hires before and have a standard onboarding path.
Will Patient Navigator employers sponsor an H-1B visa after OPT?
Some will, particularly large health systems and academic medical centers with established immigration support programs. Patient Navigator roles can qualify as specialty occupations if the position requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as social work or public health. It is worth asking directly during the offer stage, as sponsorship willingness varies significantly by employer size and HR infrastructure.