Care Coordinator

Vista Community Clinic; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & benefits

Medical, dental, vision

Company-paid life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

Vista Community Clinic (VCC) seeks a Care Coordinator to support teen health services in a busy Vista, CA outpatient setting. You will provide care management for high-risk patients, schedule preventive care, educate patients, and foster strong relationships with families and clinicians through in-person and portal communication.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in a health-related field, bilingual English/Spanish, and experience in care coordination; willingness to work evenings/weekends as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certification/minimum two years’ education in chronic disease/health.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Provide care management services to parents/guardians of high-risk patients to improve health outcomes.
• Schedule preventive and maintenance care appointments and educate patients.
• Build strong relationships between patients and clinicians; ensure continuity via in-person, phone, text, and portal communication.
• Assist with teen services in family planning, birth control methods, and sexual health education.
• Coordinate team care addressing current health issues and preventive care.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excellent verbal and written skills

Flexible hours (evenings/weekends)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health-related field

Certification in chronic disease/health (2+ years education)

Bachelor’s in Sociology, Social Work or Health Education (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

Benefits include:

• Competitive compensation & benefits
• Medical, dental, vision
• Company-paid life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan

Why VCC?

Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Responsibilities

If you enjoy working with teens than this is the job for you!

Provide care management services to the parents or guardians of patients who are high risk for health deterioration or poor health outcomes. Work towards improving health outcomes through scheduling preventive and maintenance care appointments, educating patients, building a strong relationship between patients and clinicians. Enhance communication and continuity of care using a culturally-sensitive approach with all patients whether by person, by telephone, via text message, or through the VCC Patient Portal. Work towards increasing patient access to appointments, services and health care resources to support patients’ self-care management goals. Provide teen services support in family planning, birth control methods and sexual health education.

• Provide coordinated team care that addresses current health issues, preventive care and health maintenance follow-up to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities
• Provide end of visit interviews, initiate patient engagement conversations as directed by the Clinicians, documenting in the patients’ progress note or Care Plan
• Coach parents/guardians of patients, using positive reinforcement, encouragement and a flexible approach to address critical issues to help patients develop achievable self-management care plan goals, presenting new skills using a step-by-step process
• Act as point of contact for parents/guardians and family members of patients asking questions or raising concerns through the patient portal, or via telephone and/or texting
• Use motivational interviewing to gather patient information and understand barriers from the patient’s view to enhance efforts to engage, educate and empower behavior changes
• Reinforce information given to the patient and/or family with handouts to improve patient self-management skills and communication
• Provide Asthma educationto parents and patient; demonstrate the use of the spacer and review medication; assist in the completion of the asthma action plan; communicate directly with parents regarding meds, refills and to schedule appointments; perform spirometry testing and document into NextGen using care coordination template
• Provide family planning/sexual health education resources during teen visits; screen for STI and pregnancy; perform screener visits for birth control and schedule appointments for LARCS; provide condoms if requested; accurately document workflow on family planning template

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certification/minimum two years’ education in chronic disease/health
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Social Work or Health Education
• Minimum two years’ experience providing care coordination services

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary for communication with patients/clients, providers and other staff
• Ability to interface with all levels of personnel in a professional manner, including people of all social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and within the constraints of government funded programs
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and be proactive
• Ability to analyze, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Experience/familiarity with computers and proficient in Microsoft Office products, specifically Word and Excel

Pay Range

• $22.00 - $24.00