The Patient Navigator assists with access-to-care, identifies and helps remove barriers that may delay care, develops relationships with referring health care providers, and supports the complete and efficient management of referrals, including the acquisition of necessary patient-care materials, medical records, imaging, pathology reports, and other relevant clinical information. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital is training the next generation of physicians and advancing science to discovery while taking exceptional care of patients, regardless of their financial situation.