Care Management Assistant - White Plains, NY

Job Title: Care Manager Assistant
Shift: Day - M-F 9A-5P with a weekend rotation ( Sat & Sun)
Salary Range: $39,923.72 - $59,885.48
Position Summary
A highly organized individual who will provide strong clerical support to the unit based care managers by handling all clerical responsibilities.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:
Understands and adheres to Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
Performs office assistant and secretarial functions for the department, including but not limited to issuing the admission and discharge Medicare and non-Medicare appeal notifications, scheduling of all PCP after care appointments and assisting with obtaining transportation, assist with obtaining authorizations for post care facilities and durable medical equipment and ensuring a discharge time out is completed on every discharge.
Assist the Care Manager with all of the steps necessary for discharging a patient, utilizing a discharge checklist
Work with Teletracking milestones for discharge and care coordination
Performs receptionist duties and responsibilities as required for the department, including but not limited to greeting and directing employees and visitors, responding to telephone inquiries.
Create the required forms needed for documentation of regulatory and operational functioning of the department.
Create a filing and tracking system for the storage and retrieval of all archived documents.
Mailing and tracking of documents being mailed for regulatory reasons.
Maintain statistics and submit monthly to Director of Care Management
Performs all other related duties as assigned
Education & Experience Requirements
High School Graduate Required
3 years experience in a Hospital Care Management Department highly preferred
Knowledge of Insurance and Medicare regulations
Knowledge of discharge planning process and regulations
Knowledge of medical terminology
Core Competencies
Ability to speak, write, understand and communicate in English language
Perform multiple duties in a high volume area
Demonstrates analytical skills as well as accuracy and attention to detail.
Efficiently balance visitors, phone callers, and secretarial duties
Ability to deal professionally and efficiently with all staff and all levels of management and external constituencies
Self-starter, self-motivated and ability to work without supervision
Flexible, organized and able to set priorities
Excellent telephone manners and good communication skills
Exhibit courteous, cooperative and professional attitude at all times
Retains composure under stress
Physical/Mental Demands/Requirements & Work Environment
May be exposed to chemicals necessary to perform required tasks. Any hazardous chemicals the employee may be exposed to are listed in the hospitals SDS (Safety Data Sheet) data base and may be accessed through the hospitals Intranet site (Employee Tools/SDS Access). A copy of the SDS data base can also be found at the hospital switchboard, saved on a disc
Must be physically able to stand for extended periods of time
Must be able to perform word processing/computer work and use of transcription equipment
Use of hand coordination and finger dexterity
Must have the ability to concentrate for extended periods of time and with distractions
Perform repetitive functions
Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions
Ability to follow through on assignments without supervision
Ability to take initiative and be creative with workflow
Ability to communicate effectively, create form documents and compose correspondence.
Ability to monitor flow of traffic (visitors, meetings, phone calls) and assess priorities
Must be highly organized
Must have ability to multitask
Good vision and excellent hearing
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Job ID: WP 22271