Ambulatory Complex Care Coordinator - RN - TriHealth Center for Health Equity

Join TriHealth's Center of Health Equity as a Registered Nurse Care Manager and make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients with complex health needs. Working closely with providers and interdisciplinary teams, you'll help patients navigate their healthcare journey, manage chronic conditions, overcome barriers to care, and achieve healthier outcomes. Through compassionate care coordination, education, and advocacy, you'll help advance our mission of improving health equity across the communities we serve.

Location

• TriHealth Baldwin Corporate Offices

Schedule

• Full-time position, 80-hours bi-weekly
• Shift varies
• Rotating weekend commitment
• No holiday or on-call commitments

Incentives & Benefits:

We offer competitive shift differentials, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement.

https://careers.trihealth.com/what-we-offer/benefits

Minimum Job Requirements

• Associate's Degree or diploma in Nursing (Required)
• 2 - 3 years experience Clinical Nursing Hospital nursing (Required)
• 2 - 3 years experience Clinical Nursing Care Management, Home Care (Required)
• Strong oral and written communication skills as well as strong customer service skills with phone etiquette Collaborates well with the interdisciplinary team
• Proficient computer skills
• Registered Nurse

Job Overview

The goal of Ambulatory Complex Care Management is to help patients reduce ED and inpatient admissions and avoid re-admissions through longitudinal care management interventions that increase patient self-management activities of chronic diseases thereby improving quality of life. The Ambulatory Complex Care Manager supports the TriHealth Primary Care Physician practices utilizing clinical nursing skills to provide care management and make transition of care calls to value based patients discharged from inpatient and emergency hospital settings.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and Primary Care Providers consistently and professionally. Communicates with their enrolled patients on a consistent bases and this is documented in the EMR in a standard way utilizing smart phrases.
• Maintains their panel of patients , completing assigned outreaches at the intervals they are due, and manages using evidence-based care such as Standards of Practice for Case Management, NCQA Standards for Care Management and program description. Utilizes both clinical and claims reports, discharge reports, predictive modeling reports to identify patients that would benefit from enrollment into the programs.
• Completes all department assigned and mandatory education and attends at least 75% of the monthly department meetings. Attends daily huddles, has their camera on when required, is available and active on web ex and e-mail throughout the working day, is responsive to calendar invitations and attends scheduled meetings on their calendar on a consistent basis.
• Ensures enrolled patients have a documented attempt for advanced care planning discussion, and this is documented in the EMR. Appropriate resources are sent to the patients and consults are made for assistance with ACP as needed. RN Care Managers provide education to patients and their families on the importance of ACP and encourage them to complete these documents and provide copies for the EMR.
• The Care Manager has attended MOLST training.
• TOC: Enrolls a large population of targeted patients with specific insurance contracts into the TOC program, makes scheduled outreach calls and schedules PCP follow-up appointments for these patients within specified timeframe thereby reducing re-admissions. Refers patients to CCM on a consistent basis.
• CCM: Enrolls patients, creates care plans, makes monthly follow-up calls and dis-enrolls patients once patients meet goals and/or before target date. Follows NCQA guidelines, policies and procedures, and program description. RN's make appropriate referrals and document using standardized smart phrases.

Other Job Responsibilities

• Manage Medicaid patients with:
• Blood Pressure >140/90
• A1C >8
• Conduct clinical assessments
• Review clinical data and risk stratification
• Support chronic disease management plans
• Medication adherence monitoring
• Provide health literacy education
• Develop individualized care plans
• Coordinate with primary care providers and specialists
• Monitor clinical outcomes and progress

Working Conditions:

Bending -

Climbing - Occasionally

Concentrating - Frequently

Continuous Learning -

Hearing: Conversation - Consistently

Hearing: Other Sounds - Consistently

Interpersonal Communication - Consistently

Kneeling - Rarely

Lifting <10 Lbs. - Occasionally

Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely

Lifting <50 Lbs. - Rarely

Pulling - Occasionally

Pushing - Occasionally

Reaching - Occasionally

Reading - Frequently

Sitting - Frequently

Standing - Occasionally

Stooping - Rarely

Talking - Consistently

Thinking/Reasoning - Frequently

Use of Hands - Frequently

Color Vision - Frequently

Visual Acuity: Far - Occasionally

Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently

Walking – Occasionally

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors

At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to SERVE our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, ALL TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following:

Serve: ALWAYS…

• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas

Excel: ALWAYS…

• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service

Respect: ALWAYS…

• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.

Value: ALWAYS…

• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.

Engage: ALWAYS…

• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community