Attention Survivor: Turn your personal experiences into a rewarding career as a peer mentor within Independent Patient Advocacy.

Independent patient advocates' diverse backgrounds range from healthcare workers to caregivers, billing/insurance to chronic illness/disability mentors. This diversity is crucial as patient needs vary widely. Independent Patient Advocacy offers specialties in: Medical Guidance, Special Care & Aging, Insurance & Billing, Wellness & Lifestyle, and Survivor Support.

The “Independent” Part is Essential

Independent Patient Advocates are not employed by hospitals or insurance companies. They work solely for the patient, ensuring unbiased representation without corporate influence that can lead to negative outcomes.

About Survivor Support Advocates

Our healthcare system often focuses on diagnosis and treatment, leaving patients and families to navigate difficult decisions and transitions alone. Survivor Support Advocates fill this gap by offering compassionate, experienced mentorship.

Having lived through similar experiences, Survivor Support Advocates provide valuable peer support, helping patients and families find hope, strength, and resilience during tough times.

Whether it’s facing a new diagnosis, learning to navigate living with a chronic illness, adjusting to a disability, or recovering from trauma, these advocates assist patients across the spectrum of care.

Peer Mentorship Meets Independent Patient Advocacy

Survivor Support Advocates play a vital role in assisting individuals facing similar challenges. To ensure effective and professional support, all Advocates must embrace the following:

1. Shared Experience: Advocates must have personally experienced a condition or disability similar to those they support. This shared experience fosters trust and empathy, allowing for authentic, meaningful support.
2. Commitment to Professionalism: Advocates are required to adhere to the Collaborative Code of Ethics and the Code of Responsibility set by the Patient Advocate Certification Board, ensuring integrity and accountability in all interactions.
3. Ongoing Collaboration: Advocates actively collaborate with peers, exchanging insights and best practices to improve the patient experience and advance the field of patient advocacy.

Survivors Are Valuable Advocates

Greater National Advocates is committed to connecting Survivor Support Advocates to patients and loved ones nationwide. Getting listed on our directory is free and one of many resources we offer to our growing community of Independent Patient Advocates.