Care Management Coordinator Adults and Children All Locations

Job Description

Coordinates and participates in activities related to Care Management services to family members and caregivers.
Job Responsibility

- Utilizes patient-centered motivational interviewing techniques to build rapport and help patients improve their health.

- Supports the primary care team by providing panel management to decrease the number of patients lost to care, non-compliant in follow up care or disconnected from primary care. Participates in the development, maintenance, and adjustment of individualized care plans for high-risk patients that address both medical and social barriers to accessing care.

- Acts as a professional liaison between hospitals, primary care providers, specialists, and community resources on behalf of patients to ensure patient-centered care coordination.

- Identifies and tracks special populations, including high-risk patients and other populations due for preventive or chronic care services.

- Identifies and tracks patients discharged from the inpatient service or the emergency department.

- Uses team-based communication strategies to close the loop on referrals, hospital follow-ups and any outstanding items identified in the patient's care plan. Performs outreach activities in primary care sites, homes, hospitals, and neighborhoods.

Job Qualification

- High School Diploma or equivalent required.

- 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field strongly preferred.

- Health home or care management experience strongly preferred.

- NYS Driver's License strongly preferred.

- Bilingual Spanish, preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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