Patient Care Coordinator (Columbus)

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Wellbe Senior Medical
Westerville, OH
Human Resources
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Job Summary:

WELLBE INTRODUCTION

The WellBe care model is a Physician Led Advanced Geriatric Care Program focused on the quality of care of the frail, poly-chronic, and elderly Medicare Advantage patients.  This population is typically underserved and very challenged with access to overall health care.   To address these problems, we have elected to bring the care to the patient, instead of trying to bring the patient to the care.  WellBe’s Care Model is to provide our members the entire continuum of care from chronic to urgent care in the home, hospital, skilled nursing facility, assisted living, palliative care, and to end of life care.  WellBe's physician/advanced practicing clinician led geriatric care teams’ partner with the patient’s primary care physician to provide concierge level geriatric medical care and social support in the home as well as delivering and coordinating across the entire care continuum.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Our Patient Care Coordinator are part of a home-based care team that provides compassionate care to the frail population who suffer from chronic and acute illnesses or injuries.  Our PCA’s are responsible for answering incoming and outgoing calls, coordinating care with the rest of the medical team, scheduling patient appointments, specialist appointments and coordinating diagnostic tests, being a community resource, working to engage patients that currently are not engaged, and contributing complete and accurate data in patient's records. The successful candidate will employ critical thinking and decision making, be comfortable with technology, have flexibility, and love working with patients and a collaborative interdisciplinary team. We offer a positive, upbeat work environment where all medical personnel work together for the good of the patient.

Job Description:

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Practices the WellBe mission: To help our patients lead healthier, meaningful lives by delivering the most Complete Care. 

Updates and maintains all digital client records and assist in transitioning hard copy records to digital format 

Acts as a community resource for the patient

Conduct patient scheduling, registration and eligibility verification

Manage patient medical records as appropriate

Answer phone calls and emails from patients, make outcoming calls, prioritize patient concerns as appropriate

Answer patient non-clinical questions and explains the process

Schedules/coordinates WellBe provider visits with patients, tests, specialist appoints, social resources.

Ensures all appropriate patient information is in the EMR

Provide positive customer service and treat all patients and staff with respect

Prioritizes urgent patient needs, scheduling needs for Complete Care Assessment, and efforts to engage the unengaged 

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and participate in regularly scheduled team meetings

Support APC in ongoing panel management and quality of care efforts (e.g., HEDIS)

Completes next day visit chart prep

Utilize reporting to help providers track, meet and exceed team goal,

Other tasks needed to accomplish team’s objectives/goals

Job Requirements:

Job Requirements

Educational/ Experience Requirements:

High school graduate or GED 

License, Certification, Registration

MA Certification-Preferred

Required Skills and Abilities:

2+ years of experience working for a healthcare practice or hospital 

EMR documentation experience preferred

High level of professionalism 

Strong critical thinking skills

Strong customer centric focus/service skills 

Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills

                          

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Travel requirements: No travel is required

Work Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs.  Moving lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 50lbs as well as assist with weights of more than 100lbs.  Ability to stand for extended periods.  Ability to drive to patient locations (ie. home, hospital, SNF, etc).  Fine motor skills/Visual acuity

 The preceding functions may not be comprehensive in scope regarding work performed by an employee assigned to this position classification.  Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of this position.  Management also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodations so that a qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this role assignments of this position.  Management also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodations so that a qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this role. 

Reference: 200002264

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Patient Care Coordinator (Columbus)

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Wellbe Senior Medical

Westerville, OH
Human Resources
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Job Summary:

WELLBE INTRODUCTION

The WellBe care model is a Physician Led Advanced Geriatric Care Program focused on the quality of care of the frail, poly-chronic, and elderly Medicare Advantage patients.  This population is typically underserved and very challenged with access to overall health care.   To address these problems, we have elected to bring the care to the patient, instead of trying to bring the patient to the care.  WellBe’s Care Model is to provide our members the entire continuum of care from chronic to urgent care in the home, hospital, skilled nursing facility, assisted living, palliative care, and to end of life care.  WellBe's physician/advanced practicing clinician led geriatric care teams’ partner with the patient’s primary care physician to provide concierge level geriatric medical care and social support in the home as well as delivering and coordinating across the entire care continuum.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Our Patient Care Coordinator are part of a home-based care team that provides compassionate care to the frail population who suffer from chronic and acute illnesses or injuries.  Our PCA’s are responsible for answering incoming and outgoing calls, coordinating care with the rest of the medical team, scheduling patient appointments, specialist appointments and coordinating diagnostic tests, being a community resource, working to engage patients that currently are not engaged, and contributing complete and accurate data in patient's records. The successful candidate will employ critical thinking and decision making, be comfortable with technology, have flexibility, and love working with patients and a collaborative interdisciplinary team. We offer a positive, upbeat work environment where all medical personnel work together for the good of the patient.

Job Description:

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Practices the WellBe mission: To help our patients lead healthier, meaningful lives by delivering the most Complete Care. 

Updates and maintains all digital client records and assist in transitioning hard copy records to digital format 

Acts as a community resource for the patient

Conduct patient scheduling, registration and eligibility verification

Manage patient medical records as appropriate

Answer phone calls and emails from patients, make outcoming calls, prioritize patient concerns as appropriate

Answer patient non-clinical questions and explains the process

Schedules/coordinates WellBe provider visits with patients, tests, specialist appoints, social resources.

Ensures all appropriate patient information is in the EMR

Provide positive customer service and treat all patients and staff with respect

Prioritizes urgent patient needs, scheduling needs for Complete Care Assessment, and efforts to engage the unengaged 

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and participate in regularly scheduled team meetings

Support APC in ongoing panel management and quality of care efforts (e.g., HEDIS)

Completes next day visit chart prep

Utilize reporting to help providers track, meet and exceed team goal,

Other tasks needed to accomplish team’s objectives/goals

Job Requirements:

Job Requirements

Educational/ Experience Requirements:

High school graduate or GED 

License, Certification, Registration

MA Certification-Preferred

Required Skills and Abilities:

2+ years of experience working for a healthcare practice or hospital 

EMR documentation experience preferred

High level of professionalism 

Strong critical thinking skills

Strong customer centric focus/service skills 

Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills

                          

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Travel requirements: No travel is required

Work Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs.  Moving lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 50lbs as well as assist with weights of more than 100lbs.  Ability to stand for extended periods.  Ability to drive to patient locations (ie. home, hospital, SNF, etc).  Fine motor skills/Visual acuity

 The preceding functions may not be comprehensive in scope regarding work performed by an employee assigned to this position classification.  Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of this position.  Management also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodations so that a qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this role assignments of this position.  Management also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodations so that a qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this role. 

Reference: 200002264

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