Integrated Care Coach (Thousand Oaks)

CenterWell•San Antonio, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Become a part of our caring community The Care Coach provides proactive, patient centered care coordination and social needs support for the highest risk top 5% patient membership. You will serve as the primary contact for patients and focuses on care coordination, adherence coaching, healthcare navigation, transitions of care and reinforcing care plans. You will report to a Care Integration Team Manager within the CenterWell and Conviva Primary Care organization.

Requirements

Healthcare professional with 3+ years of Ambulatory, Primary Care, or Senior‑Care experience with direct patient care
Ability to discuss chronic conditions and reinforce medication instructions
Comfortability to regularly conduct home visits and community-based outreach
Demonstrated experience in patient education, care coordination, and social support of high-risk or geriatric populations
Must reside in designated market area
Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Nice To Haves

Active Unrestricted LPN/LVN license or MA Certification
Licensed or Unlicensed Medical professional with equivalent foreign Registered Nurse (RN) or Physician license
Market Dependent: Bilingual in English, Spanish and/or Creole with the ability to read/write/speak in both languages
Experience in care coordination, case management, population health and/or value-based care models
Experience conducting post-hospital/ED follow up with appropriate escalation
Familiarity with Medicaid, Long-term Care, and HCBS programs
Experience working with seniors and medically complex populations
Prior home visit experience and knowledge of field safety practices

Responsibilities

Clinical Screening & Escalation: Conduct structured patient interviews and collect health-related information (e.g. medication regimen and barriers to adherence, social barriers, functional status.) Document and share findings with providers.
Outreach and Home Visits: Perform home visits to observe living conditions, identify safety concerns, and review environmental or social factors impacting engagement.
Social Needs support: Identify barriers to care, address immediate social stressors, and connect patients with appropriate community-based resources.
Chronic Disease Education: Deliver culturally appropriate education using approved materials to reinforce provider and pharmacist recommendations for chronic disease management.
Care Coordination: Serve as a liaison between patients, primary care, specialists, pharmacies, home health, and community providers. Support care transitions, coordinate follow-up, and facilitate communication across care settings to close care gaps. Partner closely with the primary care provider to create care plans and priority action items.
Post‑Hospital and Emergency Department Follow‑Up : Conduct timely follow-up after hospitalizations and emergency department visits to support safe transitions. Review discharge instructions, schedule/confirm follow-up appointments, verify patient reported medications and escalate discrepancies to providers.
Community Engagement: Encourage and support patient connection to community-based programs that reinforce health goals, including initial engagement when appropriate.
Cultural Competence: Deliver patient centered, culturally sensitive care that respects patients’ beliefs, preferences, and social context. Develop a holistic understanding of patient needs via a 5Ms framework (What M atters Most, M ind (Mentation), M obility, M edications, M ulti-complexity) and identify barriers impacting health outcomes. Prepare, participate and discuss patients during High-Risk Rounds

Benefits

Health benefits effective day 1
Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
Recognition pay
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Tuition assistance
Scholarships for eligible dependents
Parental and caregiver leave
Employee charity matching program
Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
Career development opportunities
Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.