Care Coordinator I-Community Health Worker

Now hiring a Care Coordinator I-Community Health Worker

Participant of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan team, to ensure appropriate interventions, cost effective delivery of quality care and services across the continuum. Coordinates care of individual clients with application to identified populations using assessment, care planning, implementations, coordination, monitoring and evaluation for cost effective and quality outcomes.

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Why Join Us

Full Time - Exempt: Yes
• Job is based Remote Rev Hugh Cooper Admin Center
• Work hours: Days
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, wellness program, vision, dental, paid time off, retirement and more for FT employees.

• High School diploma or equivalent and 2+ years relevant work experience in the healthcare field required; managed care experience preferred.
• Must have a valid driver license, clean driving record, and able to travel locally.
• Experience in utilization management, quality assurance, home care, community health, long term care, medical assistant or occupational health required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required.
• Business management skills to include, but not limited to, cost/benefit analysis, negotiation, and cost containment.
• Knowledge of referral coordination to community & private/public resources.

• Participant of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan team, to ensure appropriate interventions, cost effective delivery of quality care and services across the continuum. Assesses and reviews plan of care regularly to identify gaps in care, trends to improve health and quality of life outcomes; collects clinical path variance data that indicates potential areas for improvement of case and services provided; works with members and the interdisciplinary care plan team to adjust plan of care, when necessary.
• Provides care coordination to members with stable chronic condition and /r with those whose care requires coordination for some period of time. Develops and communicates plan for authorization of services, and serves as point of contact to ensure services are rendered appropriately, (i.e. during transition to home care, back up plans, community based services). Conducts health risk assessment and/or comprehensive needs assessment which includes, but is not limited to psycho-social, physical, medical, behavioral, environmental, and financial parameters under the supervision of a licensed professional.
• Implements, coordinates, and monitors strategies for members and families to improve health and quality of life outcomes. Develops, documents and implements plan which provides appropriate resources to address social, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and supportive needs. Acts as an advocate for members care needs by identifying and addressing gaps in care. Performs ongoing monitoring of the plan of care to evaluate effectiveness. Measures the effectiveness of interventions as identified in the members care plan. Duties performed under the supervision of a licensed professional.
• Conducts face to face home visits, as required.
• Facilitates a team approach to the coordination and cost effective delivery to quality care and services. Educates providers, support staff, members and families regarding care coordination role and health strategies with a focus on member-focused approach to care.
• Provides assistance to members with questions and concerns regarding care, providers or delivery system.
• Maintains professional relationship with external stakeholders, such as inpatient, outpatient and community resources.
• Assists with orientation and mentoring of new team members as appropriate.
• Performs other functions as required.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Inclusion and Diversity
Our culture is one of knowing and respecting our patients, members, and each other. We capture this in our Promise and CARES commitments.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.