Care Management Assistant

Intermountain Health

2d • $20 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Primary Children’s Outpatient Specialty Team! This role will support patients and families seen in the Diabetes Clinic. The primary focus will be to assess families for social drivers of health needs and then connect patients with resources.

Requirements

• Demonstrated healthcare experience in a clinic or hospital setting.
• Demonstrated customer service with a focus on communications and problem resolution.
• Proficiency in advanced computer skills
• Caregivers whose duties require them to conduct home or community visits must maintain current BLS certification, have a current driver’s license, current auto insurance, an acceptable driving record and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Previous experience with medical terminology .
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison between the department and external organizations or individuals, including payers, physicians, post-acute agencies, patients, patient, patient representatives, and other departmental stakeholders.
• Receives and prioritizes requests and transmits clinical information for service authorizations in accordance with contractual requirements and communicates with care managers, utilization review RNs, revenue cycle, and payers as needed to coordinate processes and research payment sources.
• Monitors the status of referrals and maintains ongoing communication.
• Requests and retrieves medical records from Health Information Management for retrospective utilization review or quality assurance.
• Delivers routine regulatory notices to patients within the required timeframes, ensuring proper documentation to support the delivery of government-mandated forms or payer communication.
• Performs clerical tasks to support care management services, including preparing and printing reports, scheduling appointments, distributing and communicating requests, retrieving message (phone, fax, email, and mail), and scanning or copying documents as needed.
• Supports advanced care planning by delivering advance directive information and notarizes documents upon request.
• Supports a compliant patient choice process by ensuring provider lists are current across all systems, distributing them to patients and families as instructed, prior to the patient choice consultation conducted by the care manager or social worker.
• Aids in transition planning by preparing transfer packets, arranging transportation, updating resources on the Integrated Care Management website, and coordinating with patients, families, and next-level providers.
• Collaborates with care managers to navigate and refer patients to community resources that address social determinants of health.
• Work closely with care managers and clinical teams to ensure patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care.
• Contribute, in collaboration with Care Management, to the monitoring and success of patient care plans and the resolution of identified social needs.

Benefits

• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree