NEEDED: Medical Assistant / Care Coordinator
LOCATION: 38 Smith Street Niantic CT 06357
SCHEDULE: Monday Friday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM 40 hours per week
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum experience in basic health care knowledge. These include qualified EMTs Paramedics Medical Assistant and other allied health care personnel to provide IMR support.
- Two 2 years of experience in administrative services preferably medical
- Personnel shall possess the required technical skills and expertise to perform the functions with minimum guidance. Technical skills include PC proficiency specifically Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel).
JOB DUTIES:
- Works directly with the DSSClinical on the most difficult case files.
- Responsible for tracking medical status of ALL assigned Soldiers.
- Coordinate Soldier treatment plans with appropriate medical facilities.
- Maintain automated referrals indicated in MEDCHART.
- Submit case processing medical documentation and profile concerns to military/contacted provider.
- Ensure Soldiers referred by a provider are followed by the case management team.
- Manage Soldiers care from the identification of the condition to when the Soldier is either:
- Considered medically ready.
- Administratively separated from the military.
- Obtain release of information from Soldier.
- Responsible for overall quality assurance and timeliness of delivery for all work performed.
- Responsible for facilitating case management initiatives deployment operations including coordinating with Medical Records to ensure timely and accurate processing of medical records to and from mobilization site.
- Knowledgeable and assists with all aspects of Case Management operations and procedures.
- Current on all guidelines and regulations impacting Case Management and/or Medical Records.
- Responsible for keeping projects on track and possessing the ability to always foresee the entire project as a whole.
- Resolving problems; reviewing MEDCOM policy and SOP to ensure compliance to current standards. Initiating corrective actions by using the Performance Improvement Plan SOPs and internal guidelines or procedures.
- Facilitation of projects and initiatives as they are received from the DSS/COR
- Coordination includes assisting with and attending the Medical Readiness Events (MRE) (both for mobilization/deployment and routine readiness).
- Assist Soldiers with their Medical Readiness in conjunction with the Deputy State Surgeon (DSSClinical).
- Tracking appointments and ensuring documentation is retrieved from appointments and placed in appropriate electronic record as well as the Soldiers hard copy medical record.
- Assists Case Management staff in accordance with regulatory guidance for a Soldiers care from the receipt of the condition to when the Soldier is deployable or the documentation is sent to the Health Services Specialist (HSS) for a Fitness for Duty evaluation where appropriate or to a MEB/PEB or Personnel Board. Will then assist the Soldier in coordination with the HSS to facilitate the expeditious processing through the appropriate medical board.
- Confirm the Soldier understands his/her responsibilities and obtains a release of information form. Provide information to Soldiers about their privacy rights how their information can be used and have Soldier(s) sign consent form(s).
- Shall also be responsible for protecting the confidential nature of Soldiers files and medical issues.
- Assist the CTARNG Surgeons Office in maintaining Soldier medical records in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 4066.
- Assist the CTARNG Surgeons Office in providing the Medical Records section with all relevant medical/dental documentation
- Proficient in Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook and proficient with the use of the following: Module of the Medical Operational Data System (MODS) modules: Medical NonDeployable (MND) Health Readiness Record (HRR) DENCLASS Medical Data Protection System (MEDPROS) Line of Duty (LOD) and DOJPAAS 9
- Assist Case Management staff in preparation of Line of Duty (LOD) paperwork for units for which they are responsible.
- Assist Case Management staff with reviewing for accuracy MEDPROS data before MWEs to assist with early identification of nondeployable Soldiers.
- Assist Case Management staff with entering Individual Vouchers for identified Soldiers into the Automated Voucher System (AVS) in furtherance of a Soldiers care plan.
- Assist Case Management staff with handling all contacts and work closely with other offices on related medical issues.
- Conduct monthly case review with Case Management staff and DSS.
- Conduct monthly case review with representatives of the CTARNG Commands and Health Services with support from the DSS.
BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate accrued vacation accrued sick leave 401K opportunity and healthcare benefits contribution.
Required Experience:
IC