Case Manager

Central Outreach Wellness Center Llc; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a Hepatitis C Case Manager to ensure timely access to care, treatment, and medications for patients across Ohio and Pennsylvania. You will liaise with Hepatitis C Providers, Nurses, pharmacists, insurers, and assistance programs to resolve barriers and coordinate benefits and medication access.

You will provide patient-centered, trauma-informed support within HIPAA-compliant Epic workflows, focusing on thorough documentation and proactive communication.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Healthcare-related case management or navigation experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple patients and priorities.
• Willingness to learn Epic, Salesforce, payer portals, and pharmacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Verify insurance eligibility and coverage, and assist with enrollment.
• Coordinate medication access and monitor prior authorizations and copays.
• Facilitate patient assistance programs and financial advocacy.
• Maintain accurate Epic documentation and program tracking.
• Engage patients through proactive outreach and care coordination.

Skills

Case management

Patient navigation

Insurance enrollment

Communication

Organization

Tools

Epic

Salesforce

Payer portals

Pharmacy systems

Job description

Description: The Hepatitis C - Case Manager is responsible for ensuring patients have timely and uninterrupted access to Hepatitis C care, treatment, and medications from initial engagement through treatment completion and SVR4/TOC.The Case Manager serves as the primary liaison between patients, Hepatitis C Providers, Nurses, Mobile Health Testers, Medical Assistants, pharmacy partners, insurance providers, and assistance programs. The role focuses on identifying and resolving barriers related to insurance coverage, coordination of benefits, medication access, financial assistance, pharmacy processes, and patient engagement.The Case Manager is accountable for timely follow-through, accurate documentation, proactive communication, and resolution of patient-access barriers. This position manages a high volume of active patient cases over telehealth platforms across Ohio and Pennsylvania and must be able to prioritize urgent insurance and medication-access needs.The Case Manager provides patient-centered, nonjudgmental, culturally humble, and trauma-informed support while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with COWC policies, Hepatitis C Program SOPs, HIPAA, and applicable requirements.Duties and Responsibilities:Insurance & Benefits NavigationVerify patient insurance eligibility and coverage.Provide rapid insurance verification for urgent and same-day encounters.Assist uninsured and underinsured patients with insurance enrollment and required documentation.Resolve coordination of benefits and payer-related barriers.Maintain accurate insurance information in Epic.Medication & Pharmacy AccessCoordinate medication access between patients, Providers, Nurses, pharmacies, and insurance companies.Monitor medication approval, dispensing, shipment, and delivery.Identify and resolve insurance, prior authorization, formulary, copay, and pharmacy barriers.Monitor specialty pharmacy reports and medication tracking systems.Communicate medication status and unresolved barriers to the clinical team.Patient Assistance & Financial AdvocacyFacilitate Patient Assistance Programs, manufacturer assistance, copay assistance, and other available resources.Assist patients with financial assistance applications.Support resolution of laboratory billing and other financial barriers.Maintain accurate assistance tracking for Ohio and Pennsylvania.Patient Engagement & Care CoordinationSupport patients throughout the HCV treatment continuum.Conduct proactive outreach to patients with outstanding barriers.Coordinate warm handoffs and referrals between patients and the Hepatitis C Team.Identify barriers related to transportation, housing, communication, technology, finances, and healthcare access.Support retention through treatment completion and SVR4/TOC.Documentation & Program SupportMaintain timely, accurate documentation in Epic.Maintain required COB, assistance, PAP, medication, and other program tracking systems.Monitor designated communication platforms and respond to patient and team needs.Participate in team huddles, workflow development, quality improvement, and program reporting.Identify recurring barriers and recommend opportunities to improve patient access and workflow.Requirements:High school diploma or equivalent required.Experience in healthcare, case management, patient navigation, insurance enrollment, patient advocacy, or a related field preferred.Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.Ability to manage multiple patients and competing priorities.Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle protected health information.Basic computer proficiency and ability to learn Epic, Salesforce, payer portals, pharmacy systems, and electronic tracking tools.Strong communication skills with professionals and patients of all demographicsNon judgment approach to patient carePatience and great attention to detailCompletely understand the healthcare privacy laws as outlined in HIPPAAbility to work collaboratively in team-based careLGBTQ+ Cultural Competency