RN Care Coordinator

Title: Care Coordinator

Duration: 3 months (Possible extension)

Location: Chattanooga, TN

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse with active license in the state of Tennessee or hold a license in the state of their residence if the state is participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact Law.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years healthcare w/ 3 years clinical experience required.

2 years’ experience in Utilization Management, Case Management or Managed Care.

Skills/Certifications:

·Must be PC literate with extensive knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office.

·Must be able to pass Windows navigation test.

·FACETS and Care Advance experience preferred.

·Exceptional skills of independence, organization, communication, problem-solving, professional interaction, and human relation skills, as well as analytical skills and problem solving ability

·Ability to work within specified timeframe requirements.

·Valid Driver’s License.

·TB Skin Test (applies to coordinators that work in the field).

·Certification as a Case Manager (CCM) preferred; required to take examination when eligible.Milliman’s Certification Preferred.

·Must be willing to obtain within 1 year from date of hire.

·Position requires 24 months in role before eligible to post for other internal positions.

Responsibilities:

The care coordinator will perform the following essential activities of care coordination:

·Assessment-The care coordinator will assess information about a members’ medical care needs, social situation and functioning to identify individual needs in order to identify members medical needs and develop a plan of care that will address those needs.

·Planning – The care coordinator will involve the enrollee and other significant parties in the determination of specific objectives, goals, and actions as identified through the assessment process. The care coordinator will use the information to develop a plan specific to the enrollee’s medical needs.

·Implementation – The care coordinator will facilitate and execute specific interventions that will lead to accomplishing the goals established in the plan of care to ensure the member’s health, safety, and welfare.

·Coordination – The care coordinator will organize, integrate, and modify the resources necessary to accomplish the goals established in the plan of care.

·Monitoring – The care coordinator will gather sufficient information from all relevant sources in order to determine the effectiveness of the plan of care.

·Evaluation – At appropriate intervals, the care coordinator will determine the plan of care’s effectiveness in reaching desired outcomes and goals. This process might lead to a modification or change in the plan of care in its entirety or in any of its component parts.

If you are not interested in looking at new opportunities at this time I fully understand. I would in that case be appreciative of any referrals you could provide from your network of friends and colleagues in the industry. We do offer a referral bonus that I’d be happy to extend to you if they turn out to be a great fit for my client.

Thank you for your time and for consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.