Fall Safety Care Coordinator (FCC)

Connected Home Living; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Fall Safety Care Coordinator to enhance patient wellness through Telehealth Monitoring services. This remote role involves coordinating care, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and ensuring efficient patient management. Ideal candidates will possess exceptional communication and organizational skills, along with a strong understanding of medical protocols and technology. Join a dedicated team where your contributions will directly impact patient safety and care outcomes in a supportive and dynamic environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be organized, compassionate, and have exceptional communication skills.
• Must possess analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on patient care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily functions of Telehealth Monitoring service for patient safety.
• Document patient care accurately and interact through multimedia environments.

Skills

Compassionate

Exceptional communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Cultural competency

Education

Minimum 2 years experience as a Healthcare professional

Active and current license

Work-from-home experience (2+ years)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software

Remote patient monitoring software

Google Workspace

Medical devices (blood pressure monitor, pulse oximeter)

Job description

Position Summary: This position requires a compassionate individual to join our team as the Fall Safety Care Coordinator (FCC). The responsibilities of the FCC include coordinating the daily functions of a Telehealth Monitoring service while remotely facilitating the wellness and safety of the patient. Through a collaborative cross matrix of multiple disciplines, the FCCs will work with families, healthcare professionals and vendors to ensure the efficient care of the patient. Daily functions include oversight and assessment of patient care with daily written and verbal reports and accurate maintenance of patient health records.

To succeed in this position, candidates should be organized, compassionate, empathetic, and have exceptional communication, computer, and problem-solving skills. You should possess interpersonal skills and be resourceful, analytical, and adaptable with the ability to build rapport with team members, clients, and partners.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Observes and reports patient Fall Safety alerts triggered by biometric data, surveys, trend analysis and patient call requests to assigned clinical contacts.
• Collaborates and interacts with the member/patient, family, and healthcare team.
• Utilizes predefined protocols to establish priorities and plan, organize, and perform interventions leading toward improved self-care/long term care outcomes resulting in patient stabilization or independence.
• Exudes positive supportive energy, connects with people on a personal level and is comfortable and relaxed while practicing active listening.
• Encourages client/member/patient participation and compliance in the clinical program efforts.
• Documents accurately and comprehensively based on the standards of practice and current organization policies.
• Interacts through multimedia environments (telephone, video, or other technologies) to achieve continuity of care.
• Performs care management responsibilities as per customer requirements; recognizes urgent situations and escalates issues appropriately.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Intermediate computer skills include: navigating the internet, video calling, data entry in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Remote patient monitoring software.
• Working knowledge with medical devices such as blood pressure monitor, pulse oximeter, and weight scale a plus.
• Proficiency in Medical Terminology.
• Must have exceptional time management, writing, verbal communication, and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient with Google Workspace or related software.
• Organized, detail-oriented, analytical, and client-focused.
• Problem solving, prioritization, warm professionalism, patience, focus, emphasizing excellence, positive attitude, self-starter, motivated.
• Strong understanding of cultural competency.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years experience as either a Healthcare professional (LPN, RN, RPH, PharmD, cPhT) in the areas of Home Health, Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Long Term Care or Hospital in a fast-paced environment.
• Active and current license required.
• Work-from-home experience (2+ years) preferred.
• Minimum 1 year experience in Customer Service.
• Telehealth experience preferred.
• Bilingual applicants preferred (Spanish, Vietnamese and Mandarin/Cantonese).

Work environment:

• This is a remote position.
• Ability to work independently and successfully with minimal direct oversight is required.
• Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with constant public contact (by telephone or through video technology) with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work well within a cross-functional team environment and diverse communities.

Physical Requirements:

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision abilities required by this job include color vision, close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical Requirements:

• High-speed internet with a minimum of 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload required.
• Requirements for Internet service are not based solely on a bandwidth specification but also on the quality of the connection. Internet service is to be tested at http://www.speedtest.net/ for speed and quality testing. Pingtest results should be less than 20ms to ensure no call quality issues with IP Phone service.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.