Care Coordinator Rep III / Remote / Travel to South Carolina Facilities / Full Time / Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm

As a part of the Tenet and Catholic Health Initiatives family, Conifer Health brings 30 years of healthcare industry expertise to clients in more than 135 local regions nationwide. We help our clients strengthen their financial and clinical performance, serve their communities and succeed at the business of healthcare. Conifer Health helps organizations transition from volume to value-based care, enhance the consumer and patient healthcare experience and improve quality, cost and access to healthcare. Are you ready to be part of our solutions? Welcome to the company that gives you the resources and incentives to redefine healthcare services, with a competitive benefits package and leadership to take your career to the next step!

The Care Coordinator III will be responsible for providing lead support to market Supervisors and Managers. Provides cross coverage for hospital based Care Coordinators. Provides account level and reporting analysis for supervisors and hospitals. The Coordinator will also be responsible for participating in marketing the Care Continuity program with the assistance of the business development team to the affiliated provider network. The Coordinator lead will visit physician offices/outpatient providers, introduce the offices to the Care Continuity program, provide the offices with logins and passwords, and collect the appropriate signed security documents from the offices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Others may be assigned.

• Assists market leadership with the review and documentation of employee work effort in terms of quality, volume and provide feedback to staff on audit outcomes.
• Assists market leadership with the compilation and analysis of various monthly reports.
• Act as player/coach to offer hands on support across multiple facilities/markets.
• Provide cross coverage for hospital based Care Coordinators
• Conduct monthly audits and compile reporting for supervisors/managers
• Participate in marketing with the assistance of the business development team including physician and clinic visits

Qualifications:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work independently
• Detail oriented, with strengths in dealing with multiple facilities, Supervisors and hospital staff.
• Ability to interact well with ER staff so that navigator is positioned/seen as another member of clinical care team by the patient
• Ability to develop good relationship with hospital staff so that navigator can work as part of case management team and point of contact for the outpatient environment
• Ability to develop trusted relationship with outpatient physicians in order to improve appointment scheduling and communication between post-acute care providers and the hospital.
• Ability to communicate extremely well via phone and email to both staff and management
• Ability to travel to client facilities around the US staying overnight, possibly for several nights in a row

Include minimum education, technical training, and/or experience preferred to perform the job.

• Healthcare provider operations in at least one key setting (e.g., hospital, physician�s office, long-term care, etc.)
• LVN or equivalent is preferred

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to work in sitting position, use computer and answer telephone
• Includes ability to walk through hospital-based departments across broad campus settings, including Emergency Department environments
• Long distance travel demands (e.g., drive for extended periods, fly on airplanes, walk through airport with luggage, etc.)

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office Work Environment
• Hospital Work Environment
• Airport Work Environment
• Remote (e.g., home office) Environment

• Bilingual is preferred

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.