Care Team Coordinator
Requisition #: 63935
Total hours worked per week: PRN
Remote* PRN / Day Shift / Monday - Friday
*While this position will be a primarily remote position, candidate must live within a commutable distance to one of Munson Healthcare's Clinics in Northern Michigan.
LPNs must be currently licensed in the State of Michigan.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:
Total hours worked per week: PRN
Description
Description
Remote* PRN / Day Shift / Monday - Friday
*While this position will be a primarily remote position, candidate must live within a commutable distance to one of Munson Healthcare's Clinics in Northern Michigan.
LPNs must be currently licensed in the State of Michigan.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:
As a Care Team Coordinator, you will work with the care managers to ensure patients receive the care they need and that they understand their medical condition, medication, and other instructions. You will act as a liaison between patients and ambulatory clinics throughout Munson healthcare.
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN YOU FOR THIS ROLE:
Medical Assistant minimum requirements:
Must be Certified, Registered, or credentialed as a Medical Assistant.
Certification with the American Association of Medical Assistants is preferred.
BCLS/CPR Certification preferred.
LPN minimum requirements:
Graduate of an approved accredited LPN program.
Current Practical Nurse license in the State of Michigan, in good standing.
Current Practical Nurse license in the State of Michigan, in good standing.
BCLS/CPR certification
WHAT YOUR DAILY ACTIVITES AND EXPECTATIONS WILL BE IN THIS ROLE:
Care coordination duties (may include, but not limited to):
- Help identify patients eligible for care management services utilizing patient high risk registry list, ER list, ADT list, PCP referral etc.
- Helping create and promote patient adherence to care plans. This will entail follow up with patient, patient families, members of the care team (i.e. pharmacy, social work, specialist etc.)
- Help to increase continuity of care for patient, set agendas and manage future visits.
- Help increase patient’s ability for self- management promoting patient’s health.
- Assist with transitional care calls, medication reconciliation and documentation.
- Help assess patient’s unmet health and social needs, connect patient and patient families to relevant community resources.
- Contact patients with identified gaps in care as needed for ongoing health maintenance.
- Provide additional resources/community linkages to under insured patients.
- Facilitate transitions of care with the practice team members ensuring timely follow up services and care coordination
- Pushing Care Management billing codes and keeping track of incentive percentages needed.
Clinical duties (may include, but not limited to):
- Taking medical histories
- Explaining treatment and procedures to patients
- Timely follow through and completion of referral requests
- Preparing patients for examination
- Assisting the physician during exams
- Collecting and preparing lab specimens
- Preforming basic laboratory tests including blood draws
- Instructing patients via standardized pathways and protocols
- Preparing and administrating medications as directed by the physician.
- Injections
- Removing sutures and changing dressings
- Other clinical services as required by specialty
Administrative duties (may include, but not limited to):
- Answering phones
- Greeting patients
- Documenting and updating pertinent medical record requirements
- Coding and filling out insurance forms
- Scheduling appointments
- Arranging for hospital admissions, referrals, and laboratory services.
- Using computer applications