LTSS Care Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Position: Care Coordinator

Location: Des Plaines, IL

Candidates must reside within area to support

Pay Rate: $26.82/hr

Position Purpose:

Assists in developing, assessing, and coordinating holistic care management activities to enable quality, cost-effective healthcare outcomes. May develop or assist with developing personalized service care plans/service plans for long-term care members and educates members and their families/caregivers on services and benefits available to meet member needs.

Responsibilities:
-Evaluates the needs of the member, the resources available, and recommends and/or facilitates the plan for the best outcome

-Assists with developing ongoing long-term care plans/service plans and works to identify providers, specialist, and/or community resources needed for long-term care

-Coordinates as appropriate between the member and/or family/caregivers and the care provider team to ensure identified services are accessible to members

-Provides resource support to members and their families/caregivers for various needs (e.g. employment, housing, participant direction, independent living, justice, foster care) based on service assessment and plans

-Monitors care plans/service plans, member status and outcomes, as appropriate, and provides recommendations to care plan/service plan based on identified member needs

-Interacts with long-term care healthcare providers and partners as appropriate to ensure member needs are met

-Collects, documents, and maintains long-term care member information and care management activities to ensure compliance with current state, federal, and third-party payer regulators

-May perform on-site visits to assess member's needs and collaborates with providers or resources, as appropriate

-Provides and/or facilitates education to long-term care members and their families/caregivers on procedures, healthcare provider instructions, service options, referrals, and healthcare benefits

-Provides feedback to leadership on opportunities to improve and enhance quality of care and service delivery for long-term care members in a cost-effective manner

-Performs other duties as assigned

-Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:
-Requires a Bachelor's degree and 1 year of related experience in human services in Social Work, Nursing, Health Behavioral Science or equivalent experience.

​- Preferred experience with the following demographics addictive and dysfunctional family systems

• Racial and ethnic minorities
• LGBTQ Communities
• Persons with AIDS, or
• Substance abuse

-Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

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