Caregivers / Health Care - Full Time

Q Point Health LLC; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Equality Health is seeking a Care Specialist for remote work, primarily serving a designated market with hours aligned to local time. Responsibilities include outreach calls, coordinating care, and helping patients access services.

Ideal candidates have healthcare experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Familiarity with healthcare regulations and bilingual abilities are preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Healthcare or a related field is required plus minimum two years in a related healthcare role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and web-based technologies.
• Comfortable learning proprietary platforms and basic Excel proficiency (pivot tables, formulas).
• Flexible schedule within assigned market hours and the ability to coordinate care for members.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outbound calls to members to perform health assessments and determine eligibility for care coordination programs.
• Assist patients with barriers to care, including scheduling appointments and locating community resources.
• Collaborate with patients, providers, referral coordinators, and staff; document all activities.
• Communicate available care coordination services to patients and caregivers.
• Screen for physical and behavioral health needs to refer to appropriate healthcare professionals.
• Provide meaningful data to providers, patients, and families.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Bilingual (strongly preferred)

Excel (Pivot tables, formulas)

Care coordination experience

Problem-solving

Education

Associate’s degree in Healthcare or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title

Care Specialis

Reports To

Supervisor, Clinical Outreach

Classification

Non-Exempt (Full-time)

Places of Work

Remote (Preferred location: This is a remote, non-exempt position.

Care Specialist are assigned to a primary market and are expected to work within that market’s hours of operation (typically 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM local time).

While each Care Specialist is assigned a primary market, work priorities may shift based on business needs, and team members may support additional markets when required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outbound phone calls to members to conduct health assessments, identify care needs, and determine appropriateness for participation in care coordination programs
• Assist and support patients with barriers to care including, but not limited to, scheduling appointments, and locating and accessing community resources
• Work collaboratively with patients, network providers, referral coordinators, office and hospital staff; document all activities
• Communicate care coordination services available to patients and caregivers
• Screen for physical health and behavioral health needs to refer to appropriate healthcare professionals for effective and timely intervention
• Perform a variety of activities to provide meaningful data to providers, patients and their families

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Healthcare or a related field of study; Minimum two (2) years of experience in a directly related position in the healthcare industry
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and web-based technologies
• Comfortable learning proprietary platforms
• Basic Excel proficiency (pivot tables, formulas, project-based spreadsheets)
• Flexible schedule within assigned market hours
• Previous experience, knowledge and understanding of coordinating care for members
• Familiarity with federal and state laws and requirements related to healthcare and health information protection
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to systematically analyze problems, draw relevant conclusions and devise appropriate courses of action
• able to manage multiple activities and work independently with minimal supervision
• Bilingual (strongly preferred)
• Experience in customer service environments (call center acceptable if adaptable)

Employer Overview

Equality Health is an integrated, holistic, and tech-enabled healthcare delivery system focused on improving the health and wellness of diverse populations. Founded in 2015, Equality Health aims to improve access to value-based care for people who have long struggled with navigating the traditional one-size-fits-all U.S. healthcare system. The mission of the company is to provide high-quality care that improves and enhances lives regardless of race, ethnicity, age, or income.

Through its supplemental care management services and proprietary technology platform, CareEmpower™, Equality Health helps managed care plans and health systems improve outcomes and lower costs for diverse populations while simultaneously facilitating the transition to risk-based accountability. Equality Health supports over 800,000 members and more than 4,000 practice sites and continues to scale rapidly.

In 2021, Equality Health partnered with General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, to help drive continued expansion and fuel the next phase of growth as a leading value-based primary care network serving the Medicaid, Medicare and ACA Exchange populations. This strategic investment will enable Equality Health to pursue further geographic expansion, technological innovation and product development while furthering its mission of increasing access to care, lowering costs and improving outcomes for underserved individuals, families and communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equality Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.