Health Home Care Manager RN

Optimum Connect Health Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Health Home Care Manager to provide essential support for patients navigating healthcare services. In this role, you will conduct comprehensive assessments, collaborate with community resources, and advocate for patients to overcome barriers to care. Your expertise will be crucial in developing service plans and ensuring effective communication among healthcare teams. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contributions and offers a supportive work environment with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Dental Insurance

401(k)

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of medical and social service needs.
• Collaborate with community providers to obtain necessary services.
• Monitor patient compliance and provide education for chronic illness management.

Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Health Information Technology

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Electronic Medical Record Systems

Job description

Position Summary:

TheHealth Home Care Managerwill perform professional, consultative, investigative, advisory and educational activities for patients and families, site staff, and collaborative community agencies. Consistent with New York State regulations and policies for the provision of Health Home services, the Health Home Care Manager conducts patient level data analysis to track patient adherence with treatment protocols and performs nonclinical interventions to assist patients in developing service plans to overcome barriers to access and care. The Care Manager communicates and collaborates regularly with patients, physicians, community agencies and office staff to adapt and refine and address support mobilization as needed.

Clinical Responsibilities & Duties:

With significant independence and latitude for action, serves as liaison, and patient advocate between the practice team, specialists, community agencies, and the patients to assist and educate patients in overcoming barriers to care. Health Home Care Manager is to:

• Complete initial and annual comprehensive assessment of medical, behavioral health and social service needs for all assigned health home enrollees
• Provide disease specific education and information regarding community resources
• Collaborate with a variety of community providers and resources to obtain the needed services and support, utilizing community and family resources to create sustainable support systems
• Request and coordinate team and patient meetings as needed or requested by patient/family and/or team
• Escalate care management when medical assessment is needed
• Ensure diagnostic, posthospitalization and specialty referrals have been executed and results received and acted upon as needed
• Document plan of care, patient utilization, activities and other required information in State and EMR.
• Monitor assigned enrollees' utilization of services, ensuring care is accessible, attended and effective
• Provide regular data to team on patient compliance and strategies to improve patient compliance
• Participate in HH care management discipline training
• Participate in on call activities as directed/scheduled by Program Coordinator
• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings as prescribed by the practice's policy
• Participate in cultural competency events and training appropriate to job duties
• Assisting patient and families in developing service plan goals
• Frequent nonmedical management coaching, education, follow-up visits and phone calls to patients to monitor progress and identify new barriers or concerns
• Assisting with financial or other social issues that may provide barriers to patient compliance
• Providing education/guidance to patient and family on tools to manage chronic illnesses, develops individual and web-based tools and resources to improve compliance
• Identifying and connecting patients with community resources to assist with improving compliance with treatment protocols and social issues (e.g. legal aid)
• For patients referred for health home activities, provides outreach focused on finding, connecting and retaining patients in health home care management services. Outreach activities include:
• Patient finding and health home enrollment In compliance with, New York State Health Home regulations and Patient Centered Medical Home regulations, accurately and timely documents all interventions into prescribed electronic medical record systems to ensure timely reimbursement. Participate in patient/outpatient care conference utilizing dashboard and quality metrics to develop care management strategies for difficult to manage patients, educates office staff on patient or office system issues, including communicated patient care inconsistencies between the primary care physician and referring specialists.

Qualifications

• The Health Home Care Manager must have a BSW or a BA with relevant experience from an accredited social work and/or Bachelor’s Nursing Program.
• Optimally 2 years' experience in a clinical setting (some ambulatory care experience preferred).
• Excellent communication and team skills including ability to form strong collaborative interdisciplinary partnerships across care settings.
• Sound computer knowledge and skills including an aptitude for using health information technology to guide activities.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Creativity and strong organizational skills.
• Valid NYS driver's license including access to reliable transportation that enables fulfillment of position's travel requirements.

Compensation:

• Pay rate: $55,000 per year
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Others