Care Coordination Specialist

BayCare Health System; Winter Haven (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k match

Annual bonus

Community discounts

Job summary

BayCare Health System is seeking a Care Coordination Specialist for Winter Haven Hospital. This part-time role (16 hours/week) supports Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, with no on-call requirements.

You’ll work within an interdisciplinary team to optimize clinical, quality, and financial outcomes by coordinating care and discharge planning. The ideal candidate brings a background in social work or healthcare, with preferred medical social work or LPN experience, and strong collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or healthcare field is required.
• HS/GED with LPN license acceptable in lieu of degree.
• Experience in medical social work or LPN desirable.

Responsibilities

• Function as key member of interdisciplinary care team to optimize outcomes.
• Provide comprehensive care coordination and discharge planning.
• Identify barriers including social determinants affecting transitions of care.
• Coordinate services, referrals, and post-acute resources timely.
• Support compliant length of stay and value-based reimbursement initiatives.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or healthcare related field

HS Graduate or Equivalent GED and LPN License

Job description

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence

The Care Coordination Specialist Will

• Function as a key member of an interdisciplinary, value-based care delivery model, collaborating with patients, nursing, physicians, advanced practitioners, caregivers, and community partners to optimize clinical, quality, and financial outcomes.
• Provide comprehensive care coordination and interdisciplinary discharge planning processes for patients ensuring appropriate utilization of post-acute resources, reduce avoidable readmissions, and support accurate risk stratification. Integrates clinical, social, and economic determinants of health into individualized care planning, ensuring alignment with patient acuity, developmental stage, and payer requirements.
• Proactively identify and address barriers impacting transitions of care, including social determinants of health (SDOH), to enhance patient outcomes and support appropriate risk adjustment and reimbursement optimization.
• Perform transition of care management, including timely coordination of services, facilitation of medically necessary referrals, initiating post-acute authorizations if applicable, assisting with transportation needs, and effective linkage to community-based resources to ensure continuum of care.
• Apply strong organizational and operational management skills to coordinate multiple high-impact workflows, supporting compliance with regulatory requirements, efficient length of stay management, and improved performance in value-based reimbursement models.

Position Details

• Location: Winter Haven Hospital - Winter Haven, FL
• Status: Part time, 16 hours per week.
• Schedule: Saturday & Sunday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Weekend Requirement: Every
• On Call: No

Education And/or Licensure

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or healthcare related field OR HS Graduate or Equivalent GED and LPN License.

Experience

• Medical Social Work or LPN experience preferred

Benefits

• Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k match and additional yearly contribution
• Yearly performance appraisals and team award bonus
• Community discounts and more

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled