Top skills for Patient Navigator jobs

Based on 65 active Patient Navigator postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Patient Navigator postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Insurance72%
  • Scheduling54%
  • Microsoft Office39%
  • Navigation28%
  • Staff Meetings26%
  • Basic Math25%
  • Census25%
  • Customer Service25%
  • Office Administration25%
  • Keying19%
  • Referrals19%
  • Health Care18%
  • Nursing14%
  • Empathy12%
  • Therapy12%
  • Billing11%
  • Pathology11%
  • Case Management9%
  • Clinics9%
  • Interviewing9%
  • Managed Care9%
  • Medicare9%
  • Mental Health9%
  • Verification9%
  • Electronic Health Records (EHR)7%