Care Coordinators are responsible for performing care management services in order to support members who require assistance in navigating their health care system. The Care Coordinator supports various teams to provide excellent customer service to our NorthStar Members.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive incoming calls from members regarding benefit questions/issues, care coordination, program inquiries, connecting to their care manager, and screening assessments to identify risk factors requiring medical intervention
- Contemporaneously and accurately documents calls in designated PHI system.
- Manages an assigned member caseload who require short term care coordination and health navigation
- Works within the interdisciplinary care team to support timely communication of member issues or needs and monitors screening of members effectively to improve quality and cost outcomes
- Performs outreach calls to members to confirm services are in place
- Additional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) or previous relevant medical training or work experience
- HS diploma/GED
- Work experience requiring effective communication verbally and in writing while demonstrating good grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple priorities simultaneously
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree
- Prior work experience in a call center, care management, or healthcare environment or familiarity with medical terminology, Medicaid & Child health plus benefit products.
- Excellent telephone, organizational, and customer service skills
- Team player who is organized and detail-oriented
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