Care Coordinator II

Klickitat County Public Hospital District No 1; Goldendale (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Klickitat County Public Hospital District No 1 in Goldendale, WA is seeking a Care Coordination leader to coordinate and expedite care for ACO and Medicaid populations. The role requires independent thinking, creativity, and strong communication with patients, providers, and community resources.

The ideal candidate has an ADN with a Bachelor's degree preferred, 3 years of nursing in acute or outpatient settings, and experience with healthcare IT systems.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an ADN; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Continuing education in managed care or outpatient clinic operations preferred.
• Ability to obtain certification in Annual Wellness Visits within six months of hire.
• Three years of nursing experience in acute care, home health, or outpatient clinic environments with leadership, creativity, flexibility, organization, and communication strengths.
• Experience using health care IT systems and data; experience with community resources.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates team-based care through partnerships with patients, caregivers, and providers.
• Communicates with primary care providers, hospitals, specialists and post-acute facilities to schedule appointments and fill gaps of care.
• Coaches patients and families toward self-management of chronic disease; improves health literacy and connects to resources.
• Creates tracking systems to monitor identified patients and progress toward goals.
• Participates in care coordination meetings and expands access to needed services.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem-solving

Organization

Self-direction

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Healthcare IT systems

Job description

General Summary:Care Coordination and Innovation is a constantly evolving program for KVH and for the state of Washington, which means that the Care Coordination leader must be able to think and work independently, creatively, productively, and in an environment with few established policies and procedures to guide their work. This work will be complex (both broadly conceptual and tedious and detailed), requiring a mature, holistic approach in order to be successful. The Care Coordinator is primarily responsible for coordinating and expediting care for patients attributed to the Accountable Care Organization and Medicaid affiliates; effectively communicating with patients, providers and community support organizations to coordinate and facilitate a comprehensive plan of care for patients; and facilitate a shared goal model within and across settings to achieve coordinated high-quality care that is patient/family centered.Full-time benefits include medical, vision, dental, and prescription drug coverage, as well as HSA/FSA, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, retirement plans, and generous Paid Time Off.Minimum Education, Training & Experience (includes licenses or certifications):Education:Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Bachelor’s degree preferred.Continuing education and/or specialized training in managed care or outpatient clinic operations preferred.Ability to obtain certification in Annual Wellness Visits within six months of hire.Experience:Three (3) years of nursing experience providing direct patient care in the acute care, home health, or outpatient physician clinic environment with evidence of strength in areas of leadership, creativity, flexibility, self-direction, organization, problem-solving, communication, and multi-tasking.Experience using health care IT systems and data.Experience with community building, health professional education, and/or working with populations enrolled in subsidized health services.Experience creating and continuously improving processes and systems of care, including clinical care delivery and administrative functions supporting such care preferred.Document management skills to support work plan creation and maintenance, teaching, record keeping and, communication.Experience teaching others with a variety of learning and retention styles.Essential Functions/Responsibilities (but not limited to):Coordinates team-based care through effective partnerships with patients, their caregivers, and their providers. Communicates effectively with primary care providers, hospitals, specialists and post acute care facilities to schedule appointments and identify and fill gaps of care; facilitates access to appropriate primary and specialty providers as well as other care coordination team support specialists (e.g. Podiatry; Wound Care); follows-up to ensure patients follow through with their scheduled appointments; coordinates requests for care and provides timely communication to facilitate progress toward common goals.Provides a coordinated strategic approach to detect and effectively manage patients with chronic disease. Establishes an effective tracking system for identified patients. Coaches patients/families toward successful self-management of chronic disease; assesses patient and family’s unmet health and social needs; provides effective communications to improve health literacy; educates patient on availability of resources such as psycho-social support, treatment resources, family educational resources and financial assistance; monitors patient adherence to plan of care and progress toward goals.Serves as the point-of-contact, advocate, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources. Facilitates and attends meetings between patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources, as needed. Proactively acts as patient advocate; responds with empathy and respect to resolve patient/family concerns.Creates processes to effectively track, monitor, and report on participant and provider performance that includes data points such as cost per patient, diagnosis, risk factors, inpatient readmissions, ED visits, preventative care, and social activities. Provides trending and analysis to improve care and services.Researches and analyzes alternatives for improving programs and care. Develops “best practice” recommendations by partnering with outside organizations, examining data and identifying trends.Promotes healthy behaviors in all populations and provides navigation assistance with community resources. Organizes community educational events to increase awareness of preventative and wellness services.Participates in ACO and Medicaid care coordination meetings and training opportunities.Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Consistently demonstrates KVH values and provides all patients/customers with an excellent service experience.Performs other related duties as assigned.