Samaritan Daytop Village
Location
New York
Salary
$24 - $26 / HOUR
The Patient Care Navigator provides care management and advocacy for clients to ensure they receive a full range of necessary health and social services. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing care plans, and coordinating linkages between members and service providers.
Candidates must possess an Associate's Degree in Human Services, Sociology, Psychology, or a related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and EHR, along with a willingness to travel and handle a 24-hour call schedule, is required.
What You Will Do Conducts agency visits to client's providers. Maintains a caseload as assigned by the Care Coordination Supervisor. Utilizes approved Health Home assessment tools and Health Information Technology (HIT) to complete initial and annual assessments and to develop an appropriate care plan of service needs. Completes an accurate monthly HML assessment for each assigned member. Provides referrals, develops linkages and follows up on client services including timely documentation in all Electronic Medical Records for corresponding Health Homes. Uses health Information Technology (HIT) dashboards to link services and communicate among care management team, providers, members and their families/caregivers. Conducts member outreach and engagement activities to designated Health Home members, including face-to-face, mail, electronic and telephone contact. Ensures that services provided to each member of his/her caseload meets core values of care management services as set forth in federal guidelines of Affordable Care Act. Assists members in accessing health care and social service systems including arranging for transportation, scheduling and accompanying member to appointments. Helps members in identifying available community-based resources and actively manage appropriate referrals, access, engagement, follow-up and coordination of services.
Who You Will Be Associates Degree in Human Services, Sociology, Psychology or a related field. Willingness to travel regularly in the community and to members’ homes as needed. Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR. Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Flexibility is needed as members may call outside of daily work schedule (24-hour call). #li-onsite
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