Full-Time

Telehealth Care Navigator

Posted on 4/4/2025

Synapticure

Synapticure

51-200 employees

24/7 telehealth neurology for neurodegenerative care

Compensation Overview

$27 - $30/hr

Chicago, IL, USA

Remote

Occasional travel to headquarters in Chicago, IL and/or other locations may be required.

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • 2+ years experience in direct case or care management in the healthcare setting.
  • Comfortable using technology to support members without in-person contact (telephone and text etiquette, virtual visit platforms, etc.)
  • Excellent verbal and written communications, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
  • Understanding of how to use scheduling platforms to ensure accurate appointment scheduling and management
  • Understanding of how to use electronic health record systems and/or care facilitation platforms to ensure accurate documentation
  • Proficient in collecting member clinical and demographic data and documenting appropriately in a timely manner
  • Strong problem solving skills - can make difficult decisions and knows when to collaborate with other team members
  • Able to provide creative solutions to challenges within the healthcare system that are impeding optimization of members’ care and health
  • Growth and learning mentality, ability to think outside the box, go outside the bounds of “traditional” responsibilities
  • Adaptable to change and prepared for frequent, fast-paced changes and shifting priorities
  • Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, teammates, and health care and community service providers
Responsibilities
  • Establishes and manages compassionate relationships with and serves as the primary point of contact for patients with neurodegenerative diseases and their caregivers
  • Adhering to HIPAA guidelines and standards, executes on patient care plans, and provides ongoing patient support in order to coordinate connections to neurology experts, genetic experts, and various referral resources
  • Provides basic health education including information about diagnosis, treatment and care options, and research opportunities.
  • Maintains accountability to ensure high quality standards in client and partner interactions ensuring the highest levels of privacy and confidentiality.
  • Develops and adheres to standardized processes including operating procedures, quality assurance and documentation, in order to create high levels of efficiencies and effectiveness.
  • Maintains positive and effective relationships within the multidisciplinary Care Coordination and broader Synapticure team to ensure a streamlined and supportive experience for patients. Collaborates with internal teams to ensure appropriate representation of Synapticure to external audiences.
  • Nurtures and maintains positive and effective relationships with medical and community partners.
  • Maintains working knowledge of research development and other trends and advances in neurodegenerative diagnoses, treatment and care. Speaks expertly internally and externally about the program and company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with clinical care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases
  • Bilingual, with verbal and written fluency in Spanish to support a diverse population of patients and caregivers

Synapticure provides 24/7 telehealth for people with neurodegenerative diseases, delivering virtual neurology and behavioral health care to patients and caregivers from home. How it works: patients book and receive care from neurologists, behavioral health providers, and care coordinators via telehealth, with integrated behavioral health services and up-to-date science guidance to help understand options and access new treatments or clinical trials. Revenue comes from fees for telehealth sessions, paid by patients, insurers, or both. How it stands out: a specialized focus on ALS, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s, plus care coordination and behavioral health integration, backed by founders with personal ALS experience and doctors who are described as empathetic and knowledgeable. Goal: improve access to expert neurodegenerative care, support patients and caregivers, and connect them with treatments and clinical trials through a science-informed virtual platform.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$31.1M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $25M Series A funding in 2023 fuels nationwide expansion and partnerships.
  • Joe Leinbach’s COO hire from Cityblock scales value-based payer contracts.
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation advisory accelerates Parkinson’s trial enrollment.

What critics are saying

  • Teladoc’s Teleneuro captures payer contracts, eroding Synapticure’s share by Q4 2026.
  • Amazon One Medical undercuts pricing with AI monitoring via Prime access in 2026.
  • UnitedHealth Optum launches identical model using Synapticure data by June 2026.

What makes Synapticure unique

  • Synapticure specializes in nationwide virtual neurology for ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s.
  • Co-founders Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya bring personal ALS experience to empathetic care.
  • 95 NPS score reflects exceptional patient satisfaction from specialized, proactive support.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Home Office Stipend

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-3%
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