Job Summary

Responsible for providing secretarial support for the department. Plays a key role in obtaining information about patients with medical and social needs and ensuring information is sent to discharge vendors. Acts as a resource to assist patients in navigating the health care system. Serves to facilitate linkage to community resources that will enable the patient to obtain optimal health outcomes and transition safely to the next level of care.

Job Duties

• Screens for patients who are new admissions and who are identified using specified criteria.
• Completes the Care Management 55 Flow Document and Survey within scope: reviews the Electronic Medical Record, identifies admission diagnosis, identifies managing providers, validates insurance coverage and patient demographic information, and reviews the Care Team to determine if enrolled in outpatient Case Management.
• Releases Electronic Medical Record and coordinates services.
• Provides resource education, identifies gaps in care and social determinants, facilitates self-management, schedules appointments and identifies potential discharge needs.
• Hands off communication to appropriate staff to address any unresolved issues and coordinate needed community services.
• Coordinates outpatient dialysis services: releases Electronic Medical Record, arranges community transportation, schedules treatment days and times.
• Delivers Important Message from Medicare notice and Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON); completes appropriate documentation.
• Interacts with patients, family members, healthcare professionals, payers and community agencies in this effort.
• Aids in facilitating a patient's discharge plan of care.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

*Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm and every 6th weekend.

*Geisinger offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare benefits all starting day one of employment! This includes medical, prescription drug, vision and dental coverage. We also offer up to $5,000 tuition reimbursement and 5% contribution to your retirement plan.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.