Margaret Mary Health
Batesville, IN
Job Details
Description
Location/Department: Physician's Center - Primary Care
80 hours per pay period - benefit eligible
Job Summary:
The Care Coordinator works in collaboration & continuous partnership with chronically ill or “high-risk” patients & their families, clinic/hospital providers & staff, & community healthcare resources in a team approach to: promote timely access to appropriate care; increase utilization of preventative care; reduce ED utilization & hospital readmissions; increase comprehension through culturally – & linguistically – appropriate education; create & promote adherence to a care plan, developed in coordination with the patient & the patient/family; increase continuity of care by managing relationships with tertiary care providers, transitions-in-care & referrals; increase patients’ ability for self-management & shared decision-making; provide medication reconciliation; connect patients to...