Resource Specialist I

Mass General Brigham Incorporated; Newton, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Care Transition Specialist for Newton-Wellesley Hospital, working Saturdays 8:30am-4:00pm to support care progression across the continuum. The role collaborates with nurses, social workers, physicians, and the care team to advocate for patients and families while ensuring high-quality care and resource management.

Responsibilities include handling post-discharge tasks, coordinating transportation, and managing forms while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Degree or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred with health care experience.
• Preferred experience in hospital discharge planning, long-term care facility, community health or utilization review.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct administrative support to the care team, patients, and patients’ caregivers.
• Support administrative tasks related to post-discharge care (e.g., 4Next process, faxing to long-term care facilities, follow-up appointments).
• Assist with ordering of equipment, completion of forms, and medication authorizations.
• Distribute key forms to comply with regulations (e.g., MOON, IM).
• Arrange all types of patient transportation under the care team guidance.
• Participate in family meetings and interdisciplinary huddles as needed.
• Complete administrative documentation under the direction of the care team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Multitasking

Typing / data entry

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate/Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Site: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Every Saturday 8:30am-4:00pm The Care Transition Specialist completes administrative responsibilities related to care progression and care transitions along the continuum of care. They work collaboratively with nurse care coordinators, social workers, physicians, and other care team members. The Care Transition Specialist is responsible for acting as an advocate for patients and patient families and strives to support Newton Wellesley Hospital’s aim for high quality care, high customer satisfaction, and optimal resource management.

Essential Functions

1. Provides direct administrative support to the care team, patients, and patients’ caregivers:
   • Support the administrative tasks and communication related to post discharge care (e.g., the 4Next process, faxing to long term care facilities, follow‑up appointments, etc.).
   • Performs administrative tasks to support the ordering of equipment, completion of forms, and medication authorizations.
   • Distributes key forms and documents to comply with regulations (e.g., MOON, IM, etc.).
   • Arranges all types of patient transportation under the direction of the care team.
   • May participate in family meetings and interdisciplinary huddles to solicit and provide input related to their responsibilities.
   • Completes administrative documentation under the direction of the care team.
2. Collects, confirms, and verifies key patient information (i.e., demographics, health care proxy, benefit verification, and patient preferences for pharmacy, VNA, etc.)
3. Maintains knowledge and reference materials on key resources available to patients and patients’ caregivers across the continuum:
   • Acts as a knowledge resource for post‑acute care resources, included but not limited to, insurance requirements, facility attributes, contact information, etc.
   • Identifies and refers patients to community services (i.e., transportation, food programs, day programs, and financial programs)
   • Communicates, consults, and collaborates with a wide range of social agencies, clinics, schools, and courts under the direction of the care team.

Qualifications

Education: High School Degree or GED required. Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree preferred and health care experience, preferably in extended care facilities and community agencies. Preferred experience in hospital discharge planning, long term care facility, community health or utilization review.

Job Knowledge and Skills

Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various levels of staff, patients, families and community organizations. Must be able to participate effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting. Extensive knowledge of regulations, community organization, state and federal systems, medical terminology and levels of health care. Must be able to manage a variable workload with the ability to constantly change priorities. Requires ability to work proactively and independently. Requires basic typing and/or computer data entry skills, experience with personal computer and software desirable. Must be very flexible in a constantly changing environment.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• Remote Type
• Onsite Work Location 2014 Washington Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours 0
• Employee Type Per Diem
• Work Shift Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range $22.35 - $25.28/Hourly
• Grade 3

Pay Range

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

4100 Newton-Wellesley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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