Care Coordination Specialist

Care Coordination Specialist

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that's built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

The Care Coordination Specialist will:

• Function as a key member of an interdisciplinary, value-based care delivery model, collaborating with patients, nursing, physicians, advanced practitioners, caregivers, and community partners to optimize clinical, quality, and financial outcomes.
• Provide comprehensive care coordination and interdisciplinary discharge planning processes for patients ensuring appropriate utilization of post-acute resources, reduce avoidable readmissions, and support accurate risk stratification.
• Integrates clinical, social, and economic determinants of health into individualized care planning, ensuring alignment with patient acuity, developmental stage, and payer requirements.
• Proactively identify and address barriers impacting transitions of care, including social determinants of health (SDOH), to enhance patient outcomes and support appropriate risk adjustment and reimbursement optimization.
• Perform transition of care management, including timely coordination of services, facilitation of medically necessary referrals, initiating post-acute authorizations if applicable, assisting with transportation needs, and effective linkage to community-based resources to ensure continuum of care.
• Apply strong organizational and operational management skills to coordinate multiple high-impact workflows, supporting compliance with regulatory requirements, efficient length of stay management, and improved performance in value-based reimbursement models.

Position details:

• Location: St Josephs Main and Childrens, Tampa, FL
• Status: Fulltime
• Schedule: 8-hour shifts
• Weekend Requirement: Occasional
• On Call: No
• Education and/or Licensure: Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or healthcare related field OR HS Graduate or Equivalent GED and LPN License.
• Experience: Medical Social Work or LPN experience preferred

Benefits:

• Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k match and additional yearly contribution
• Yearly performance appraisals and team award bonus
• Community discounts and more

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled