Care Navigator - OHMG Admin

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Care Coordinator works directly with families to support children and young adults with developmental disabilities in accessing medical, behavioral, financial, and community-based services. This role conducts person-centered assessments, develops individualized care plans, and collaborates across disciplines to ensure coordinated and integrated care. The Care Coordinator also assists families in navigating health system resources, payer benefits, and financial supports, while promoting safety, independence, and continuity of care. Ideal candidates demonstrate empathy, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to disability-informed, family-centered care.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
One (1) year experience as a Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Military Allied Health Professional, Nursing Assistant or related health care role in value-based care or physician offices required.

Responsibilities

Possesses a strong understanding of medical terminology and understands healthcare operations, patient engagement, physician relations and all other healthcare related issues.
Takes initiative to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform at a high level in the care transition navigation role, including staying abreast of related care transition management news, documentation, and literature.
Ensures compliance with all necessary risk management programs, corporate quality initiatives, and other corporate objectives.
Partners with various healthcare entities and physician practices to foster integrated relationships with patients, families, and caregivers to facilitate streamlined patient transitions across the continuum of care.
Assists patients and caregivers in navigating care services post-hospitalization, including development of patient-tailored post-acute care plans and routine patient monitoring to ensure plan adherence.
Engages with patients using strong communication skills and utilizes patient feedback to identify current service needs and anticipate future service needs using a patient-first philosophy.
Distributes approved educational materials and other care transition resources to patients and caregivers to effectively remove social determinants of health barriers with the goal of preventing readmissions and other avoidable care events.
Advocates for patient needs by proactively identifying barriers to treatment plans and ensuring patients have access to needed prescriptions, durable medical equipment, and other care services, as necessary.
Collaborates with the population health and value-based care departmental nursing team and relevant network aligned physician partners to share, discuss, and modify care transition plans, as needed.
Maintains a high level of proficiency with organizational informational systems, including ELLiE Healthy Planet modules, to ensure care transition support for our covered populations is efficient, timely, and effective.
Performs other duties as assigned to support the health system’s overall population health and value-based care team objectives.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.