Expanding Chiropractic clinic seeks dynamic individual to join our team. Passion for helping others is required. Knowledge of chiropractic helpful, but not required.
Job Purpose:
Provides assistance to patients in completing their recommended therapy program.
Duties:
* Orients and educates patients and their families by meeting them; explaining the role of the patient care coordinator; initiating the care plan; providing educational information in conjunction with direct care providers related to treatments, procedures, and continuing care requirements.
* Develops case management tools by participating in meetings; coordinating information and care requirements with care providers; resolving issues that could affect smooth care progression; providing education to others regarding the care management process.
* Monitors delivery of care by coordinating with the doctor's assistant, documenting phone calls, medical information. Scheduling and having patients reschedule missed appointments. Identifying progress toward desired care outcomes; intervening to overcome deviations in the expected plan of care; reviewing the care plan with patients in conjunction with the direct care providers; interacting with involved departments to negotiate and expedite scheduling and completion of procedures, and consults; reporting personnel and performance issues to the unit manager; maintaining ongoing communication with staff regarding variances from the care plan or transfer/discharge plan.
* Requests and coordines medical information from outside facilities.
* Respects patients by recognizing their rights; maintaining confidentiality.
* Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
* Maintains patient care database by entering new information as it becomes available; verifying findings and reports; backing up data.
* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
Persuasion, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Patient Services, Building Relationships, Resolving Conflict, Coordination, Listening, Scheduling, Teamwork, Legal Compliance
Knowledge of chiropractic and healthy lifestyles helpful, but not necessary.
Hours:
Four Day work Week. Candidate must be able to work 4 evenings until 8pm and 2 Saturdays per month 7:30-12:30pm.