Bilingual Care Management Assistant

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Care Management Assistant is a vital member of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Care Network (JHACCN) care management team. They function to support the team with secretarial and general office work, patient navigation through the healthcare system including reminders to schedule appointments for needed services, researching sources for services such as DME, home care, etc., assisting with quality metric improvement activities including sharing quality metric reports with practices, supporting documentation in the population health database, assisting Network team with closing care gaps, and other tasks to help meet the goals of our population health initiatives.

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
Location: St. Petersburg, FL

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provides administrative support for the JHACCN care management team including making calls to locate needed services (such as DME, home care, etc.).
• Interacts with patients/families to assist with care needs so that these are addressed and improved outcomes can be achieved; including reminders to schedule appointment(s).
• Creates, maintains and updates lists of community resources, so that patients/families have these for disease support, health education, transportation to medical offices, healthy meals, behavioral health resources, and other needed services.
• Assists with reviewing, investigating and closing gaps in care for Network and Payer measures assisting team members and Network Practices when appropriate.
• Provides information to and from both internal and external facilities/resources to facilitate patient navigation in the community.
• Collaborates with the care management team in maintaining accurate and timely documentation of patient information in the population health database.
• Maintains accurate records of patient services arranged and paid for by the Network.
• Shares quality metric reports as needed with Network practices. Works with the quality and care management team to share best practices for improving metric performance with these practices.
• Assists families with completion of applications for benefit programs as needed, e.g., pharmaceutical discounts, community providers, and government assistance.
• Other projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience:

• Candidates must successfully pass the required JHM approved designated language assessment prior to job offer. New employees must complete all required training within 30 days of hire.
• Graduation from high school or the equivalent required. Associate Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a clerical or administrative assistant role in the health care field.
• At least one-year experience in a medical office.
• Bilingual Required - English/Spanish

Salary Range: Minimum 17.70/hour - Maximum 28.32/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.