RN Healthcare Advocate (Remote)

Sailor Health is a mental health startup dedicated to serving older adults, the most overlooked and underserved population in mental health.

About the Role

Sailor Health is seeking compassionate and action-oriented RN Healthcare Advocates to support older adults on Medicare throughout their health journeys.

As a Healthcare Advocate at Sailor Health, you’ll be a trusted partner for patients and families—offering empathetic guidance, tackling complex care challenges, and ensuring our patients feel supported and empowered. You’ll help connect the dots between mental health, physical health, and daily life—especially around Social Determinants of Health.

This is a remote, 1099 position with flexible hours—you can choose to work part-time or full-time.

About Sailor Health

Sailor Health is revolutionizing mental health care for older adults, addressing one of the fastest-growing and most underserved healthcare segments in America. With over 60 million seniors projected to represent nearly 25% of the population by 2030, we're facing a seismic shift in healthcare demand. Yet, today, millions of older adults remain isolated, underserved, and struggling with mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, and life transitions without adequate support.

Join us on our mission to redefine the golden years, enabling older adults across the nation to live happier and healthier lives. This isn't just a job—it's an opportunity to pioneer a movement in geriatric mental health and reshape the future of aging.

What You’ll Do

• Build trusted relationships with older adults and their families, grounded in listening and empathy.

• Serve as a go-to resource for navigating medical systems, social services, and emotional wellness needs.

• Create individualized care plans that address both clinical needs and SDOH, such as:

  • Access to food and housing programs

  • Transportation coordination

  • Medication management and reminders

  • Appointment scheduling and follow-ups

  • Caregiver support and education

• Collaborate with Sailor’s therapists, care coordinators, and tech platform to deliver seamless, person-centered care.

• Provide feedback to help shape Sailor’s patient advocacy model as we scale.

What We’re Looking For

• Prior Patient Advocacy Telehealth Experience is Required

• RN license, active and in good standing

• Experience working with Medicare populations, ideally older adults

• Familiarity with SDOH and how they affect patient outcomes

• Clinical judgment balanced with empathy and problem-solving

• Organized, communicative, and able to manage multiple patients and needs

• Tech-savvy—you’re comfortable learning new systems and working remotely

• Action-oriented and energized by building something new

• Based in the U.S.