Care Coordinator

Job description

Description
Care Coordinator
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Care Coordinator to join our healthcare organization. The Care Coordinator will serve as a vital link between our patients and our healthcare team. The successful candidate will be responsible for guiding patients through care plans, ensuring follow-up, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, the Care Coordinator will assist in the referral process and be solely responsible for care team-based utilization management, and patient follow-up for hospital discharges and emergency room visits.
Responsibilities:
• Act as peer support for enrolled patients which includes advocacy as patients navigate the medical system and relationship building with individuals and their families.
• Manage inpatient and outpatient utilization and medical care follow-up.
• Perform population-based management activities.
• Ensure patients health risk assessment are completed and provided to the various entities.
• Report any health follow-up. Lenges to the care team including Care Coordinator
• Maintain and distribute approved disease specific education to identified patient panel and community.
• Provide reminder phone calls for various scheduled appointments or follow-up after scheduled appointments.
• Assist patients with obtaining specialty care visits, Primary Care Provider visits, and ancillary services such as labs/diagnostics, including making appointments as needed.
• Manage the referral process by setting up, completing, and tracking medical referrals

Qualifications:
• Associates Degree or 3 years or more of health related experience. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Proficient in Electronic Health Record, MHN Connect, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• A minimum of three (3) or more years of experience or related healthcare experience required.

Chicago Family Health Centers offers benefits to all its full-time employees:
BCBS Medical PPO Plans| BCBS Dental |VSP Vision| Tuition Reimbursement up to $1,500 per year|11 Paid Holidays and 10 Days of Paid Time Off | 8 sick days |
Requirements
Education and Experience
• Associates Degree or 3 years or more of health related experience. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Proficient in Electronic Health Record, MHN Connect, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• A minimum of three (3) or more years of experience or related healthcare experience required.