Care Transitions Coordinator

Hackensack Meridian Health; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey seeks a Transitions of Care Assistance Assistant to audit clinical data, coordinate patient transitions, and support quality metrics with the TOC Navigator and regional manager.

Based in the Northern Region across Hackensack University Medical Center and Palisades Medical Center, the role emphasizes communication with providers, care coordinators, and staff, and requires ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or relevant years in healthcare, medical insurance billing, auditing or related field.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good reasoning and problem solving ability.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Proficient at multitasking and prioritization.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Highly organized.
• Good presentation skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with PC and Google Docs skills.

Responsibilities

• Audits clinical records for gaps in quality care metrics and follows a corrective plan with guidance from TOC Navigator to facilitate collections and reporting of required quality metrics.
• Assist in workflow design that promotes compliance to TOC standards and clinical quality metrics.
• Provide weekly reports to TOC Navigator to assist with quality metrics performance that will maximize metrics compliance.
• Will work with providers, care coordinators and hospital staff to ensure safe patient transitions.
• Accountable for preventative care metric documentation.
• Travel to other assigned HMH hospitals to ensure compliance with TOC policies, procedures and initiatives as directed by the Regional Manager.
• Work with management and TOC Navigator to utilize EPIC software to create and report on TOC outcome measures such as ER, inpatient and outpatient quality metric results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

multitasking

Education

Associate's degree or relevant healthcare experience

Medical billing/auditing experience

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey seeks a Transitions of Care Assistance Assistant to audit clinical data, coordinate patient transitions, and support quality metrics with the TOC Navigator and regional manager.

Based in the Northern Region across Hackensack University Medical Center and Palisades Medical Center, the role emphasizes communication with providers, care coordinators, and staff, and requires ability to work independently and as part of a team.