Community Resrouce Navigator

Intermountain Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City seeks a Care Coordination Specialist to support high-risk patients through referral management, transition planning, and collaborative care. You will work with care teams, patients, families, and providers to ensure timely access and coordinated care.

This hybrid role requires on-site presence for training and meetings, with flexible scheduling and HIPAA compliance. A healthcare degree and relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in patient care, care management, transition/discharge planning, medical assistance, healthcare coaching, or patient care coordination.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly as needs arise.
• Knowledge of available health resources.

Responsibilities

• Referral management: screen and monitor pending referrals and maintain caseload records.
• Patient consultation: promptly contact new patients, obtain consent, and schedule initial assessments.
• Interventions: conduct follow-up calls to reinforce education and care planning actions.
• Transition management: lead or participate in care transitions to ensure integration across settings.
• Documentation & collaboration: document in the medical record per guidelines and collaborate with the care team.
• Process improvement: engage in system/regional initiatives to improve transitions of care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Health resources

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare

Associate degree in healthcare

Healthcare certification

Job description

Job Description:Provides operational support and transition duties, as assigned, for identified highest risk complex patients. Provides extraordinary care. Works collaboratively with the care management team, patients, family caregivers, significant others, healthcare providers, payers, community-based providers, and other involved parties to provide effective, efficient, and patient-centered services.Responsible for referral management of cases, care management pre-screening, patient scheduling, patient consultation, transition management, and other duties as assigned, and in accordance with Intermountain Health's policies, procedures, guidelines, and professional licensure, to facilitate effective and efficient operations of the team.Work ScheduleHybrid role – Position requires on-site presence at times for training and meetings, with flexible scheduling.Core business hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Job Essentials:Understands, practices, and promotes the philosophy and guiding principles of the department.Demonstrate knowledge of HIPAA regulations and maintain the confidentiality of patient information to be compliant with internal policies and procedures.Referral Management: Screen, Monitors pending and prioritized referrals. Maintains a record of the average daily caseload and workload.Patient Consultation: Promptly contacts new patients by phone to introduce them to the program, obtain verbal consent to participate, and schedules the initial assessment/evaluation.Interventions: Responsible for patient follow-up calls, as assigned by the (care team, to re-enforce education, self-management, and other care planning actions needed. Collaborates, educates, communicates, and networks with healthcare providers across the continuum to ensure the patient’s care planning needs are met.Intervention: Advocates on behalf of the patient, communicating and collaborating with healthcare providers, payers, physicians, and community-based services, where appropriate, to assist in establish an appropriate and integrated care plan for each patient. Promotes mental health integration by collaboration with mental health/behavioral health providers.Responsible for designated transition management duties to ensure an effective transition of care from one healthcare setting to another. Actively participates in system and regional process improvement initiatives to improve transitions of care.Establishes and maintains current community-based services and provider resource lists.Promptly and accurately performs duties, as assigned, to facilitate effective and efficient day-to-day operations and communication. Promptly escalates concerns to appropriate chain of command.Effectively and efficiently lead interdisciplinary care conferences and huddles, using collaborative practice models that promote interdisciplinary care planning and teamwork.Clerical/Support: Completes timely and accurate documentation in the medical record using knowledge of documentation standards for the department to facilitate communication with team members. Documentation is done in compliance with all clinical guidelines and billing/reimbursement standards. Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.Ensure that productivity standards and expectations are met.Works with other team members and leadership to develop standard work and best practicesThe following duties may not be performed in all areas:Clinical Support: Prioritizes (triage) patient needs identified through phone, electronic, in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols. Reports significant changes in patient condition or other patient information to the care team. Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out of clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting, and tracking of lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.Maintains inventory of supplies. Orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.Minimum QualificationsThree years of experience in patient care, care management, transition/discharge planning, medical assistance, healthcare coaching, or patient care coordination - and - Certification, Associate Degree, or Bachelor's degree in a healthcare field.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Ability to adapt quickly as needs arise.Knowledge of available health resources.Preferred QualificationsBachelor's degree from an accredited institution.Discharge/transition planning, healthcare coach, health advocate, or medical assistant experienceLifting, twisting, standing, seeing, manual dexterity, speaking, sitting.Location:Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital, Key Bank Tower, St George Regional at ForemasterWork City:Salt Lake CityWork State:UtahScheduled Weekly Hours:40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.$20.82 - $31.67We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. 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