What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Transition Coordinator position at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital?
Compensation
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Status : Full Time Regular
Shift: DAY SHIFT
Department: Care Coordination
Position Summary
Summary:
The Transitional Care Coordinator follows the hospitals and department’s mission to meet its objectives to ensure a patient’s safe transition from the hospital to the next level of care including their home, long term care facility or rehab. The Transitional Care Coordinator strives to facilitate the patients’ discharges by assuring authorization and acceptance for the services required in the community, such as, rehab, long term, home care, MLTCs, transportation.
The Transitional Care Coordinator follows the hospitals and department’s mission to meet its objectives to ensure a patient’s safe transition from the hospital to the next level of care including their home, long term care facility or rehab. The Transitional Care Coordinator strives to facilitate the patients’ discharges by assuring authorization and acceptance for the services required in the community, such as, rehab, long term, home care, MLTCs, transportation.
Qualifications
Responsibilities:
Education Required
Experience And Skills
License/Certifications
Education Required
- Must complete in-house orientation program
- High school diploma required
- Associates Degree preferred
Experience And Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Speaks, reads and writes English
- Prior experience in a health care setting is preferred.
- Ability to work in an organized and professional setting
- Requires excellent oral/written communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (word/excel) and other appropriate computer software.
- Organizational skills
- Detailed Oriented.
- Previous customer service experience.
- Prior office or clerical experience or completion of medical billing/coding courses
- Knowledge and experience with managed care and third party insurance coverage highly recommended.
- Typing, filing, and accurate data entry skills.
License/Certifications
Working Conditions
Other information:
Working Conditions
Working Conditions
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn
- Extensive computer time/sitting
- Frequent telephone use
- Sitting long periods of time in front of a computer
- Must be able to lift, bend, retrieve files
- Able to handle multiple priorities under stress
