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Make a Difference as a Patient Advocate
Georgia Price
What Makes a Good Patient Advocate?
Requirements for patient advocates will depend on the area you place to work in. Here’s a short breakdown of the common requirements for each specialty. Please note, these may not apply in every situation, and requirements may vary from job to job.
Medical Assistance:
• Previous medical experience and knowledge such as a job as a doctor, nurse, physician assistant or other healthcare professional.
• Desire to stand up for patients’ rights
• Ability to speak to authority figures like doctors and insurance companies with the patient’s best interests in mind
• Compassion and empathy
• Friendly disposition
• Ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and remain organized
Insurance Assistance:
• Knowledge of the health insurance system, including private insurance and Medicare/Medicaid
• Experience in billing and/or coding a plus
• Compassion and empathy
• Patience
• Friendly disposition
• Ability to stand up to insurance companies with the patient’s best interests in mind
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and remain organized
Home Health Assistance:
• Experience working as a nursing assistant or home health aide
• Compassion and patience
• Ability to multi-task
• Friendly disposition
• Ability to make decisions in the patient’s best interest
Elderly and Geriatric Health Assistance:
• Experience working as a nursing assistant or home health aide
• Compassion and patience
• Ability to multi-task
• Friendly disposition
• Ability to make decisions in the patient’s best interest
• Experience working in geriatrics preferred
Legal Assistance:
• Experience working in the legal system
• Understanding of malpractice, disability, Medicare, etc.
• Compassion and patience
• Ability to make tough decisions that are in the patient’s best interest
• Open-minded
• Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds
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about 3 years ago
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By the title of the article, I thought it was going to give some advice on HOW to be a more effective advocate for our patients, as that is part of the nurse's role. It's silly that there should be a separate role for this. Nurses should definitely be looking out for opportunities for speaking up for the patient. I hope nurses don't begin to think...well the patient advocate does that job so I don't have to worry about it...I know that most good nurses won't just give it up to other "advocates" though.
judithbland
about 4 years ago
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I am a Medical Assistant and i would like more information on patient advocate.How would i get more information for this,sounds very interesting,
debbiet
about 4 years ago
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I am a Regeistered Medical Assistant. I would like more information on patient advocaed. I want ot further my career please send me more information.
chevetteaz
about 4 years ago
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I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON PATIENT ADVOCATE, I AM A CNA RIGHT NOW AND WISH TO FURTHER MY CAREER... PLEASE SEND ME MORE INFORMATION .
carolynca
about 4 years ago
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would like more info on how to become a pt. advocate.
annie_p
about 4 years ago
476 comments
Being a patient advocate is one of the great role as a nurse in our profession.
knilgnisrun
about 4 years ago
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Nurses are patient advocates. If they must have some other credentials, add two questions to the NCLEX, one to measure business acumen and the other to determine ethical attitude.
RA44
about 4 years ago
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TO L Barton48 ; RN's are NOT the only nurses on the planet......You need to include LPN's in your comment....Many LPN's surpass RN's in skills, professionalism and knowledge...
RA44 of nursinglink.com
JoRN
about 4 years ago
24 comments
I always thought this was such a necessary thing. About time they made it formal.
lbarton48
about 4 years ago
2 comments
Good info but must add a F.Y.I.... ALL R.N.'s are patient advocates. This is only one of the professional characteristics or roles a nurse is taught in school and cultivates in the work place wherever she/he practices nursing.
mary51
about 4 years ago
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I'm interested in becoming a patient advocate and I would like to get a certificate in that field. Please send me more information about this program.
joyrider
about 4 years ago
52 comments
This article is sort of vague as to how to become an advocate. Can anyone with experience in, let's say, geriatrics become a patient advocate? A few more details would be great.