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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Santa Maria, California

About this job

LOCATION: Marian Medical Center, Santa Maria, CA 93454 DEPARTMENT: Utilization Management

SHIFT: 12HOUR, Night EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time HRS PER PAY PERIOD: 72 JOB ID: 1500014537

About this Position

The Care Coordinator is responsible for assessing, planning, facilitating and advocating for options and services through a continuum of care from point of contact through discharge on assigned patients.The Care Coordinator performs this role in such a manner as to meet the individuals health needs while promoting quality and cost effective outcomes. The

positions emphasis will be on care coordination, communication and collaboration with nursing, physicians, departments within the medical center, insurers and post acute service providers to pace the care toward optimal outcomes within the appropriate level of care. The Care Coordinator will advocate for the patient and family by identifying and valuing patient choice, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barreris to care transitions . In addition, the Care Coordinator will protect confidentiality while striving to achieve high levels of patient satisfaction. The Care Coordinator consistently conducts the utilization review process and the discharge planning process as required by hospital policies, standards of practice and Federal and State regulations.

Selection Criteria

CM certification preferred. BSN degree or experience equivalent preferred.

Prior Care Coordination experience in a clinical or insurance setting preferred

Minimum of 3 years nursing experience in an acute hospital setting required .

RN License required .

Excellent customer service and presentation skills are a must.

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills are essential.

Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks or projects effectively.

Ability to work independently as needed with a high degree of detail orientation.

Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

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About Dignity Health

Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems, is a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 55,000 employees, and more than 380 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers,home health, and primary care clinics. Head quartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2013, Dignity Health provided nearly $1.7 billion in charitable care and services. For more information, please visit our website at