What are the responsibilities and job description for the ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT NAVIGATOR - North Internal Medicine position at Galen Medical?
Job Details
Job Location
NORTH IM - Hixson, TN
Position Type
Full-Time
Education Level
Medical Assistant Certification
Job Shift
Job Category
Health Care
Description
Annual Wellness Visit Navigator MA
Galen Medical Group offers several medical specialties throughout the Chattanooga region. We provide quality care and patient-friendly services to adults and children of all ages. Our mission is to elevate the health of our community through multiple medical specialties providing excellent care delivered with wisdom, compassion, integrity, and a commitment to technology, education, and scientific inquiry. We are seeking qualified, like-minded nurses to join our team!
Office Hours Monday-Thursday 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 00PM Fri 8 : 00 - Noon
Summary / Objective :
The AWV Navigator will work under the direction of the Population Health Manager to satisfy the EMR pre-population of upcoming Annual Wellness Visits on all qualifying patients in order to identify, address, and monitor preventative care measures for a specified patient population.
Essential Functions : Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Proactively identify, address, and track the status of quality measures and other preventative services by pre-populating Medicare Annual Wellness Visits.
- Contact patients prior to their Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) in order to define the goals and steps of the AWV experience
- Conduct clinical interviews via telephone or telemedicine platform for health record inventory, health risk assessment and pre-population of the medical record in advance of the patient-provider encounter
- Develop proficiency and thorough understanding of evidence based clinical guidelines and HEDIS quality measures as they apply to specific patients and insurance policies.
- Communicate and coordinate the AWV patient experience with their aligned physician and clinic staff regarding documentation completeness, preventive care needs and / or patient concerns
- Assist with in-person AWV health inventories, health risk assessments and chart pre- population when necessary
- Responsible for maintaining and managing reports detailing the patients contacted, patients not contacted, visit status, open gaps, gap status, etc.
- Organizes and prioritizes tasks as to successfully complete duties in a timely manner
- Using the Practice Management system to reschedule Annual Wellness Visits as needed and in accordance with provider specific preferences
- Must have clear communication with your patients, team members, and manager
- Must be knowledgeable of the EMR system and be able to utilize all features, including but not limited to faxing, managing CCDAs, managing order tracking, changing statuses in EMR, and adding health related information into the appropriate place in the medical record
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Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :
The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not intended to be a complete statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS : Education :
Experience :
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As part of the Galen Medical Group, the applicant must be a team player and provide excellent customer service while assessing our patients needs efficiently. Perform all duties in compliance with Galen Medical policies, HIPAA, and OSHA standards.
Galen Medical Group is a member of the TN Drug-Free Workplace and it is a requirement that we conduct a pre-employment drug screen, as part of the hiring process.
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