Care Coordinator RN - Remote - Licensure in LA - Central Time
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Posted: 19-Dec-24
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 145286949
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The Care Coordinator, as a part of the primary care patient centered medical home team, engages in a collaborative process, which assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet a member’s health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes. The Care Coordinator is responsible for ensuring a member’s encounter with providers, office staff, and Peoples Health is seamless and comprehensive. The Care Coordinator will review, plan, and coordinate health care services in order to utilize appropriate processes and appropriate resources to improve member’s health outcomes.
If you reside in the state of LA or have a compact license with the ability to practice in the state of LA, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges. Must be able to work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm CST.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provides patient-centered interventions, such as performing medication and care compliance initiatives, case management, etc.
Assesses the total individual, inclusive of medical, psychosocial, behavioral, cultural and/or spiritual needs to develop a plan of care that promotes quality outcomes
Interacts with the member and the multidisciplinary team to establish measurable health care goals and prioritization of the member’s needs. Monitors the member’s adherence to the plan of care
Serves as health coach to educate the member, the family and/or caregiver, about disease status and treatment, plan benefits, community resources, and resource options
Assists member with scheduling appointments with the primary care provider (PCP), specialists’, referrals, follow-up testing and/or office procedures
Monitors performance against assigned member’s gaps in HEDIS and Star measures through weekly report analysis and ensures receipt, review and documentation of test and treatment results
Identifies, plans and documents all follow up to hospital treatment with the interdisciplinary team and primary care physician (PCP)
Collaborates in efforts that focus upon moving the individual to self-care when possible
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
Licensed RN or compact RN license with the ability to practice in the State of Louisiana
2+ years of experience in a clinical setting
2+ years of experience with clinical documentation systems
2+ years of experience in assessing members and developing care plans
Proficient with MS Office (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Ability to work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm Central Standard Time hours
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Disease management, chronic care improvement and/or quality improvement experience in a managed care setting
Case management or care coordination experience
Experience in managed care industry setting - STAR/HEDIS experience
Proven understanding of HMO and third-party administration
Proven understanding of nursing home and long-term acute care regulations
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
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