Care Coord Job Description
Care Coord Duties & Responsibilities
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Care Coord Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Care Coord
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Education for Care Coord
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Employers hiring for the care coord job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Health, Education, Human Services, Nursing, Medical, Social Work, Business, Graduate, Associates, Health Care
Skills for Care Coord
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Care Coord Examples
Care Coord Job Description
- Changes in technology are reflected in policy and procedure development and revision
- Demonstrates accountability for accrediting and regulatory agency compliance improvement initiatives mandated by accrediting and regulatory agencies
- Nursing and laboratory quality plans are developed annually and revised as needed
- Quality control checks are routinely performed and documented
- QC data is analyzed and evaluated using appropriate statistical methods
- QC program appropriate for tests performed is established with quarterly reporting to patient care managers
- Proficiency testing program is developed and documented to comply with regulatory requirements
- TQI team studies are designed, implemented, and evaluated
- Continual research of regulatory agency directives for reinterpretation and changes
- Changes in regulatory guidelines are reflected in policy and procedure change
- QA indicators are developed and monitored and changes based on results incorporated into practice
- Competency programs are developed and implemented
- Customer concerns and questions are addressed in a timely manner
- Promotes safety initiatives and addresses safety issues
- Coordinate with the laboratory’s quality plan and remain current with laboratory policies/procedures and services
- Work with laboratory management and staff to evaluate service problems
Care Coord Job Description
- Participates in development of discharge plan with short and long-range care plan goals for patients
- Will provide coverage for Manager absences
- Create and maintain an Advance Care Planning referral system and materials
- Analyze roles, responsibilities and workflow to develop and recommend new policies and procedures
- Analyze potential target populations to recommend initial actions and prioritized growth
- Identify system and community Advance Care Planning learning needs, and provide ongoing expertise
- Facilitate education to support key organizational priorities related to Advance Care Planning improvement initiatives
- Manage Advance Care Planning curriculum choice and/or development
- Assess and identify areas where volunteers can be utilized to augment Advance Care Planning resources and effectively serve target populations
- Develop and train volunteers
- Skilled at communicating and collaborating with a variety of teams and individuals and remaining calm in stressful situations
- Demonstrated experience in utilization management, discharge planning, or transfer coordination
- Current CA driver's license and a clear driving record for the past two years
- Hospice and/or Home Health experience preferred
- Experience with providing patient and family education about managing symptoms of advanced illness, adjusting to illness/preparing for end of life changes
- Position will require working in both Anaheim/Irvine Clinics providing coverage for vacations
Care Coord Job Description
- Provide performance reviews to volunteers
- Maintain an active, dual role on the Advisory Council both as Council Member and direct Advance Care Planning program report
- Develop and lead multi interdisciplinary Advance Care Planning team
- Engage/lead strategic planning for Advance Care Planning program
- Educate and connect individuals to clinically appropriate services and programs
- Promoting effective utilization of health care and monitoring of outcomes based on the needs and input of clients
- Collaborates with internal and external departments for data collection and tracking
- Facilitates communication and requests to and from the providers office as needed to validate and confirm measures are met
- Collects and tracks data for Quality measurement measures and activities as assigned
- Supports encounter data submission process, in-loading and error rejection reports
- Computer skills and experience with nasal CPAP and BIPAP equipment required
- Associate Degree or Bachelor’s preferred
- Recent experience facilitating performance improvement projects and experience planning, coordinating and implement programs
- Recent experience in patient education in respiratory disease and sleep disorders
- Training in pulmonary functions, sleep disorders and asthma education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or health care related field preferred or current equivalent related work experience
Care Coord Job Description
- Works closely with ACO, Medicare Risk adjustment Coders and Strategic coordinators to meet department goals for all quality initiatives
- Maintains good relationships with external and internal staff
- Work with Primary care providers and office staff to request records and collect supporting data for all measures as needed
- Provides and receives ongoing follow up information and collaborates with the PCP/Specialist and ancillary staff to meet department goals
- Supports Quality initiatives programs and provides reports as needed
- Manages multiple database software’s for data extraction and tracking
- Performs other assigned duties/special projects as needed
- Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, assessments, reports, evaluations, studies, charting
- Collaborates with the Director / Nurse Manager on the hiring, corrective action and evaluation processes for staff labor relations issues / concerns
- Completes planning using high risk admission and discharge criteria set
- Recent ambulatory care experience including telephones triage, (within the last 2 years)
- Must be able to monitor and/or perform data collection
- Must possess the interpersonal skills necessary to be an effective liaison among the medical/nursing staff, the community
- Familiar with Medicare criteria for skilled care and Skilled Nursing Facility experience preferred
- Graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant program preferred
- Ability to resolve conflicts for patients and their families
Care Coord Job Description
- Completes a discharge needs assessment on all admissions
- Ensures appropriate clinical documentation to support level of care
- Coordinates appeals with MD’s, APRN’s and external entities
- Create, configure and maintain system databases and interfaces
- Act as central contact for the POCT Department issues and provide appropriate system inventory information to MIS, Telecommunication, FAIS, and Biomedical Engineering including notification of system upgrades or changes
- Work with LIS and HIS coordinators to ensure the POC test results are being entered and reported correctly and utilized in a way that is efficient and secure
- Ensure compliance with regulatory (CLIA, OSHA, IDOH) and accrediting (CAP, COLA, HFAP) agencies
- Promote and implement standardization of POC tests and services at all sites throughout the organization
- Recommend and implement changes to improve efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction
- Prepare POCT sites for accreditation inspections through on-going support, monitoring, mock inspections, written reports, and documentation of corrective action
- Ability to transfer knowledge to patients with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Ability to use health information technology resources in patient coordination
- Initiates the case management process to ensure patients receive the appropriate level of services across the continuum
- Ensures all admission and continued stays meet clinical criteria for appropriateness and medical necessity
- Evaluates the health status of assigned patients by collecting and analyzing patient and family information
- Acts as an educational resource and provides consultation to hospital medical staff regarding discharge planning process and applicable federal, state and local regulations