At Carrum Health, we have built a unique marketplace for specialty care with
unparalleled patient experience
Since 2014, we have been rewiring a fundamentally broken healthcare system. By
connecting large employers directly with the nation's top-tier providers, our
platform replaces a flawed fee-for-service model with one that actually works.
If you are passionate about solving complex economic problems, driving systemic
change in our healthcare system, and thriving in a people-first culture, we want
you on our team. As a high-growth health tech company, we are seeking
high-performing, exceptional talent to scale our platform and ensure that anyone
in the country facing a specialty procedure has access to the life-changing
Carrum benefit.
Our marketplace creates massive value for all stakeholders:
For Employers (Demand): Predictable, transparent pricing that slashes
specialty care costs by up to 45% and eliminates waste
For Providers (Supply): Ability to gain market share while reducing
administrative burden, empowering top-tier doctors to focus completely on
delivering optimal care.
For Members (Users): A life-changing benefit with dedicated concierges, VIP
access to the nation's best specialists, and little-to-no out-of-pocket
costs.
We are looking for a team of care navigators to help us continue to scale our
operations as we continue to grow . The Care Navigation Coordinator, SUD will
play a critical role in our success.
Reporting to your current manager, you will own stabilizing operations and be
crucial in managing critical communication with our Centers of Excellence (
COEs) and ensure seamless coverage during staff absences; helping us ensure that
our operations and business standards continue to be met at a high level. You’ve
hustled, you’ve created, you’ve implemented, and you love the intensity of a
startup in high-growth mode.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will...
Master the Big Picture: Gain a bird’s-eye view of the entire organization by
working across multiple units rather than being siloed in one area.
Enjoy Variety: Break the monotony of a fixed desk or routine; every week
brings a new environment and a fresh set of challenges.
Build Your Network: Become a "go-to" resource, building professional
relationships with different teams and leadership figures across the company.
Showcase Your Versatility: Prove your ability to remain calm and effective in
shifting environments—a key trait for future leadership roles.
Key responsibilities
Central Mailbox Management & Triage: Own the SUD team inbox—evaluating,
prioritizing, and swiftly assigning incoming emails and clinical inquiries to
the appropriate Clinical Care Navigators.
End-to-End Travel & Stipend Logistics: Book travel arrangements (flights,
hotels, ground transportation) and process client travel stipends under tight
deadlines to ensure seamless member care transitions.
Call Queue Backup & Inbound Triage: Serve as dependable backup coverage for
the SUD incoming phone queue, answering calls, gathering initial information,
and warm-transferring members to clinical staff as needed.
De-escalation & Crisis Triage: Confidently manage escalated or distressed
callers with empathy and composure, applying basic de-escalation techniques
before immediately transferring to clinical leadership for crisis
intervention.
Financial & Expense Accuracy: Maintain high accuracy across all travel logs,
expense tracking, and stipend disbursements to ensure compliance with
internal audit standards.
Operational Agility & Administrative Support: Pivot fluidly between
high-volume administrative tasks, urgent operational needs, and shifting team
priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications and Requirements
Education, Experience, and Core Competencies
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Environment Experience: Direct experience
working within a SUD or behavioral health setting (e.g., as a Behavioral
Health Tech, Intake Coordinator, Peer Support Specialist, or Administrative
Assistant) supporting individuals on their recovery journey. Clinical
licensure is not required.
Crisis Management: Prior experience navigating crisis situations and
utilizing basic de-escalation/risk assessment protocols preferred.
Adaptability: Proven ability to learn new workflows quickly and pivot
priorities on short notice in a fast-paced environment.
Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with
strong empathetic listening capabilities.
Reliability: High level of punctuality and a flexible mindset regarding shift
assignments, coverage, and emergency logistical needs.
Preferred / "Nice-to-Have" Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (BSW), Public Health (BSPH),
Public Administration (BSPA), or a related human services field.
Certifications: CPRSS / CPRS (Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist),
CRSS (Certified Recovery Support Specialist), CCAR Recovery Coach Academy
(RCA) Certification
Bilingual Skills: Fluency in Spanish (verbal and written).
Behavioral Health Breadth: Direct patient-facing experience across broader
behavioral health disciplines, including eating disorders, process addictions
(gambling, sex, digital), and acute mental health needs
Why you’ll love working with us...
We’re a hard-working, humble, and compassionate group motivated to solve the
hard problems in healthcare today. You’ll work with talented, experienced
co-workers from companies like Booz & Company, Teladoc, Hinge Health,
Accolade, Angi, and Optum.
We champion a collaborative environment where team members can be autonomous,
receive support and healthy feedback, and bring their authentic selves to
work.
We carve out time to celebrate our successes and have fun. We’re a
remote-first company with employees all over the United States. We offer
holistic employee support with flexible working hours, generous time off,
paid parental leave, opportunities to connect virtually and in-person, and
more.
We embrace our team’s diversity of thought, experience, and interests and
know that doing so makes us stronger as a company. Carrum has an active
employee-led Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) committee
alongside several employee resource groups (ERGs) that support parents,
women, and various underrepresented groups.
You’ll feel proud that the work you do each day directly impacts people’s
lives in big and meaningful ways.
Carrum is remote-first, but we believe the best work often happens in person.
This role may include occasional travel for team offsites, client events, or
company gatherings.
Other benefits:
Stock option plan and performance bonus for eligible employees
Flexible schedules and remote work
Chicago and San Francisco offices available as an option
Flexible PTO, within reason
Summer Fridays (sign off @ 1pm local time)
15+ paid holidays, including Juneteenth, World Mental Health Day, and Carrum
Health Day
Annual holiday shutdown in December
Paid parental leave
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
401K retirement plan
About Carrum
Carrum Health’s mission is to change how we pay for and deliver specialty care.
We offer self-insured employers and plan sponsors a value-based specialty care
platform that connects their members with a rigorously vetted network of
specialty care providers. Carrum’s transparent, all-inclusive bundled pricing,
award-winning technology, and dedicated care navigation team help lower costs
for both members and employers while delivering a superior member experience.
Carrum is independently validated to reduce unnecessary procedures by as much as
30%, lower readmissions by 80%, and save employers up to 45% per episode of
surgical care. Learn more at carrumhealth.com [http://carrumhealth.com].
Since launching in 2014, we’ve partnered with top-quality providers across the
nation including Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Stanford Health
Care, and a growing network of 1,400+ COEs. We serve hundreds of self-insured
employers including Fortune 50 companies, such as United Airlines, US Foods, and
Prudential, and public sector clients such as the States of Maine, Nevada,
Tennessee, and Self-Insured Schools of California.
The impact of our platform has been validated by a landmark RAND Corporation
study [https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01488],
honored with prestigious awards
[https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/carrum-health-wins-health-acceleration-challenge]from
institutions like Harvard Business School & Harvard Medical School, and featured
as a Harvard Business School case study
[https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51867].
As a recognized digital health leader, Carrum is frequently covered by national
media, including Bloomberg, Fast Company, Fierce Healthcare, Fortune, Los
Angeles Times, Reuters, TechCrunch, and U.S News & World Report. Backed by $96M
from top-tier investors including OMERS, Tiger Global Management, Revelation
Partners and Wildcat Ventures, we’re only scratching the surface of our
opportunity. Come join us.
Carrum Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all applicants
from every background and life experience.
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