About the Role
Leland is seeking its first Patient Advocate to serve as the primary point of contact for families, managing their end-to-end care journey and developing the training playbook for future advocates. This role involves owning family relationships, coordinating care, leveraging AI tools, verifying information, and documenting services for billing.
Responsibilities
- Own the family relationship from beginning to end.
- Manage all communications, referrals, and follow-ups after discharges, referrals, and medication changes.
- Accept, edit, or reject AI-suggested next best actions.
- Utilize AI agents for tasks like booking, paperwork, and managing holds.
- Personally verify all information provided to families.
- Escalate issues requiring new clinical judgment to physicians.
- Document all actions, communications, and time accurately for billing purposes.
- Develop the advocate playbook, including scripts, checklists, and escalation rules, based on initial service experiences.
Requirements
- Current, unrestricted licensure in good standing as an RN, NP, or PA.
- 3+ years of patient-facing experience with older adults in roles such as navigation, care coordination, nursing, or case management.
- Must be based in New York City.
- Demonstrated ability for fierce follow-through and ownership.
Skills
- Care coordination
- Patient navigation
- Documentation
- Communication
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- In person
- Monday to Friday
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Education Level
- RN, NP, or PA licensure
Salary/Compensations
- $85k to $105k base salary
Benefits
- Equity
- Healthcare benefits
About the Company
- Leland Care is building the first unified system of record for aging to help seniors live longer, healthier, and happier lives by consolidating fragmented health and life data.
- The company aims to provide a complete record of a senior's health and life, enabling AI analysis for risk identification and proactive support, guided by human advocates.
- Leland has a multi-year funding runway and is launching pilots in 2026 with providers and health systems.
- The company is led by a Stanford GSB founder with experience scaling businesses at Sword Health and Homebase.
