Full-Time

Patient Care Coordinator

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Alpine Physician Partners

Alpine Physician Partners

Entry, Junior

Edinburg, TX, USA

Category
Healthcare Administration & Support
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Requirements
  • Active Medical Assistant certification
  • Current Basic Life Support certificate
  • Minimum of one (1) year medical experience in physician’s office
  • Advance knowledge of medical terminology
  • Experience in Primary Care with this population is highly desirable
  • Bilingual Spanish may be preferred
Responsibilities
  • Provide guidance and support to patient both before and after medical appointments
  • Engage and educate the patient in setting goals that target improvement in overall health
  • Works with IT resources to facilitate registry reporting at the site & documentation of EBC in searchable fields – I do not understand this duty
  • Complies HIPAA regulations
  • Performs other related work as required
  • Partners with care teams to support an assigned panel of chronic care patients (low acuity): >250
  • Provide follow-up contact with patient as indicated to ensure compliance with recommendations – medications, lab/x-ray, specialist visits, PCP visits, dieticians, CDE, etc.
  • Oversees referrals to specialists, ancillary testing, and other enabling services
  • Coordinates access to telephonic medical advice
  • Collaborates with the patient, physician, and other care team members in assessing the patient’s progress toward individual health care goals
  • Partner with patient and family members to identify and mitigate barriers to treatment
  • Provide information and resources to patients in support of their wellness goals
  • Serve as a patient advocate and negotiate with health plan care managers on behalf of the patient
  • Serve as the primary point of contact during care transitions between consulting physicians and hospitals, Emergency Rooms, skilled nursing facilities
  • Provide information and guidance to patients and/or family regarding effective care transitions and enhanced patient-care team communication
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the Care Coordinator I’s scope of practice
  • Represents care coordination program on performance improvement teams
  • Perform general clerical duties, these include but are not limited to making outbound calls to patients, documenting calls in EMR., photocopies, scanning, typing, answering messages in EMR in a timely manner
  • Maintains work area organized
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