In-Home Caregiver - Full-time

Senior Helpers; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Helpers in Bend, OR is seeking a Care Coordinator to perform telephone outreach to designated member populations to ensure retention, utilization of services, and satisfaction while meeting regulatory reporting standards. The role requires residing in Oregon and involves coordinating care for Medicaid populations with various stakeholders, documenting interactions, and supporting health outcomes.

The position emphasizes outreach, patient counseling, and collaboration with care teams to

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 6+ months of experience working with Medicaid populations by phone or in person.

Responsibilities

• Contacting and counseling members regarding emergency department usage and dental referrals.
• Counseling members about missed dental appointments with PCDs.
• Assist in reassigning dismissed members and coordinate future care.
• Coordinate care for members needing additional services in a dental practice after being seen in a community setting.
• Handle Health Risk Screening community partner requests for assistance.
• Process medical-to-dental referrals and pilot project referrals to care.
• Ensure documentation is entered accurately and timely into case management systems.
• Consider each member's health, cultural and social needs in care planning.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Phone outreach

Windows applications

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Care Coordinator is responsible for telephone outreach to designated member populations to ensure retention, utilization of services, and satisfaction as well as meeting compliance regulations with reporting on these topics. Must reside in Oregon.

Assist with care coordination of members with special health care needs as designated by Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), members, members' caregiver or their representative. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Contacting and counseling members in regards to emergency department usage for dental related reasons as reported through company's secure connect to the Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE) or directly from hospitals and CCOs
• Contacting and counseling members in regards to missing dental appointments as reported by primary care dental offices (PCDs)
• Assisting in the reassignment of dismissed of members from their current PCD and coordinating success care in the future for the member; escalating to a Care Coordinator, Advanced when necessary
• Coordinating care for members needing additional services in a dental practice after being seen in a community setting
• Community Partner Requests for assistance through Health Risk Screening
• Processing medical to dental referrals to care
• Processing of Pilot projects referrals to care
• Ensure all documentation is entered accurately and timely into all case management systems for continuity of care purposes
• Assist in improving the region's health by considering each community member's unique health, cultural and social needs
• Other duties as needed or required

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 6+ months of experience working with Medicaid populations by phone or in person, or equivalent
• Computer proficiency in a variety of Windows applications
• Attends additional training as requested/deemed necessary

Preferred:

• Certification as a Community Health Worker or other Traditional Health Worker designation
• 2+ years of experience working in a call center environment.
• Experience in a dental/medical insurance setting.

Physical Demands:

• Incumbent must be able to communicate effectively.
• Requires overall light physical effort (up to 25lbs.)
• Manual dexterity and sitting is required in carrying out position own position responsibilities (i.e. use of personal compute).
• Ability to travel or move about within and outside serviced facilities required.
• Incumbent works primarily in either a private or shared office environment.

Salary Range: $40,600 - $54,800

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