Discharge Assistant Care Management Flex Weekends
Share
Job Location:
Roanoke, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Employment Status:
Variable / FlexShift:
Every Other Weekend (United States of America)Facility:
1906 Belleview Ave SE - RoanokeRequisition Number:
R154602 Discharge Assistant - Care Management - Flex - Weekends (Open)How Youll Help Transform Healthcare:
This is Carilion Clinic ...An organization where innovation happens collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning never discouraged and forever curious.
Headquartered in Roanoke Va. you will find a robust system of award-winning hospitals Level 1 and 3 trauma centers Level 3 NICU Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences multi-specialty physician practices and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.
Carilion is where you can make your own path make new discoveries and most importantly make a difference. Here in a place where the air is clean people are kind and life are good. Make your tomorrow with us.
The Throughput/Discharge Assistant assists with providing efficient quality and cost-effective throughput/discharge services at Carilion Clinic Health System. Provides other assistance to the team within Care Management as needed. Schedules peer-to-peer (P2P) conversations between Carilion providers and payor liaisons gathers required clinical and demographic data for UM/Appeals cases and disseminates to appropriate recipients supplies payor information to UM team and documents actions taken.
The Discharge Assistant provides direct support to the Social Work and Case Manager roles within Care Management to assure efficient quality and cost effective services.
- Serves as a support resource at the direction of Social Work and Nurse Case Manager staff on the medical units and facilities.
- Resolves concerns including research and resolution of issues and requests ensuring a timely turnaround to facilitate throughput.
- Prioritizes and performs clerical duties to maintain workflow functions as primary responsibility or back up and as applicable to the department.
- Regulatory tasks that are federally mandated such as the Medicare Important Message letter delivery and the UAI long term care Medicaid approval process. Delivery of in person letters to patients (Medicare Important Rights observation to IP and Code 44 etc.).
- Process health plan specific referral requirements including prior authorizations and assisting with denial resolutions as well as peer to peer initiations related to post-acute and throughput needs. Will be a resource/liaison with regard to payers billing staff patients and providers. Field phone calls re: pricing benefits coverage information about programs and insurance questions.
- Facilitates timely collection of paperwork signatures and other correspondence from the Care team and external agencies required to facilitate a timely discharge.
- Ability to travel between units care areas and floors of a medical facility to facilitate throughput needs
What We Require:
Education: Associate degree or 2 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience in data collection and analysis and/or advanced administrative support required.
Licensure certification and/or registration: Virginia MLTSS (UAI) Certification required.
Other Minimum Qualifications: Advanced computer skills with knowledge of a variety of software programs including Microsoft word Excel Access word processing spreadsheets and presentation or database software. Excellent communications and organizational skills required.
This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Recruiter:
DANA JOHNSONRecruiter Email:
For more information contact the HR Service Center at 1-.
Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age (40 or older) disability genetic information or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Nursing Home Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Math
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Vital Signs Experience
- Medical Terminology
- Rota Management
- Mentoring
- Leadership Skill
