Rochelle Community Hospital Hiring For Care Coordinator, 1st Shift, Full Time, Family Healthcare Clinic at Rochelle, IL  Full Time

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POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for quality reporting activities related to accountable care organizations, the patient centered medical home(s) and care management services including, but not limited to, pre-visit planning, creating and monitoring a patients care plan, medication management, referral management, self-management support and quality measure reporting and improvement.

 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pre-Visit Planning: Development of pre-visit plans with complete patient information prior to a scheduled follow-up visit for the care managed condition.
• Care Planning: In partnership with the patient and the care team design, implement and monitor individual patient care plans.  Ensure that treatment goals are assessed at each visit and assist the patient in addressing barriers to progress.
• Medication Management: Conduct medication review and reconciliation at planned care management visits (either in person or over the phone), care transitions, and following visits to specialists, emergency departments or hospitalization.  Ensure documentation of all prescription medications and over the counter medications, herbal therapies and supplements.
• Referral Management: Ensure that each care managed patient has successfully made an appointment and was seen by specialists as referred by their primary care provider.  Ensure visit information is received from each specialty visit and incorporated into the patient’s electronic medical record and is available for review by the patients primary care provider.
• Self-Management Support: Provide care managed patients with a written self-care plan that addresses the patient’s condition, and includes goals and an action plan for monitoring self-care.  Refer patients to community resources for education and support as needed.
• Commitment Monitoring: Ensure that all of the quality of care commitments made to the ACO are delivered by documenting and tracking each commitment and partnering with the Clinic Manager to ensure each is carried out.
• Data Reporting: Collect and report all required data to the ACO in a timely and complete manner.
• Develop a quality improvement dashboard that tracks all of the quality metrics for the Care Management Program.
• Collect and report on each quality improvement measure in a timely and complete manner.
• Rochelle Community Hospital Association position descriptions are guidelines.  They are not intended to identify every task that an employee will be asked to do.  They are intended to provide a general outline of the work, responsibilities, and qualifications of the position.  Employees are expected to provide whatever assistance is needed so that both individual and organizational success can be achieved.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of patient health records.
• Treats patients, providers, other staff and visitors with dignity and respect.
• Performs other related work as directed.

Position Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Illinois license.
• Minimum of five years in a clinic healthcare setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Strong interpersonal, listening and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Willingness to cross train to other roles and learn new things to support clinic needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with patients, medical staff, coworkers and the public.

Education

• Graduate of accredited program for nursing.
• Current Illinois RN license.
• Strong background in integrated healthcare delivery.
• Care Coordination or Case Management experience preferred
• CPR certification.

Physical Demands

• Stand for extended periods of time, push, pull and reach; occasionally bend, sit, stoop, and stretch.
• Have full range of body motion and ability to lift up to 35 pounds including the handling, lifting and assisting in movement of patients.
• Have good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a keyboard, telephone, fax machine, and other medical equipment including an EKG machine and glucometer.
• Have normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports; specific vision requirements including close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.

Typical Working Conditions
The work of this position is performed in an environmentally controlled office environment.  The position required the ability to work under pressure and with a diverse population, including staff, physicians, clients, patients, insurance companies and other members of the public on a regular basis.  The position may cause frequent exposure to communicable disease, bodily fluids, medicinal preparations, cleaning fluids and other conditions common to the healthcare environment.

Annual Requirements;

• Completes CEUs per State of Illinois licensure requirements.
• Complete annual Employee Health requirements.
• Participates in department meetings as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.