HealthNet Gaston

Job Information

Title: Outreach Coordinator

Department: HealthNet Gaston

Status: Exempt

Position Classification/Category: Administrative

Location: Assigned Location

Reports To: HealthNet Gaston Executive Director

Direct Reports: None

Summary of Position: This position is responsible for providing patients with assistance in meeting their healthcare needs including enrollment in ACA Health Insurance, preparing disability applications for patients through the SOAR program, providing education and completing paperwork for new uninsured patients, referring patients to Medicaid, and referring patients to other community resources based on their expressed needs. Additional duties include creating and maintaining relationships with community agencies serving the organization's patient population through community outreach and engagement.

Performance Requirements: The following qualifications are the minimum necessary to adequately perform this job. However, any equivalent combination of experience, education, and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities would be acceptable, subject to any legal and/or regulatory requirements; Must be able to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time; Ability to read and understand the English language; Ability to effectively maintain confidentiality of records and communicate with all levels of personnel.

Experience: Experience in a medical office setting required.

Education: High School Diploma or GED certificate required; Bachelor's Degree preferred

Certification(s)/Licensure: SOAR Counselor, ACA Certified Application Counselor, Community Health Worker Certification, HMIS Certification/Training

Additional Required Skills: Knowledge of medical office software and comfort in using computers in daily work activity. Must have excellent verbal communication skills. Excellent organizational skills. Must be able to problem solve and have critical thinking skills. Understand and maintain patient confidentiality

Key Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to all constituencies - community members, patients, fellow employees, community agency staff.
• Utilizing motivational interviewing techniques, ascertain individuals' current needs and resources.
• Participate in Weekly Continuum of Care (COC) Case Conferencing Calls
• Participate in COC Gaston County Work Group Meetings
• Monitoring/Working the Gaston County Laundry & Shower Units 1 day per week-Additional day if schedule permits, or for scheduled Outreach Event.
• Support the HNG Outreach Mobile Unit.
• Networking with Coc Agencies
• Based on information provided by the individual served, provide education about requirements for programs as well as program enrollment and/or referral.
• In both internal and external interactions, disability, ACA insurance, HMIS Certification, FQHC, and community agency enrollment and program guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in QI initiatives to improve processes and minimize errors and variation.
• Work well with all appropriate staff to maintain efficient workflow.
• Utilize data systems to update and communicate with staff in order to receive appropriate referrals and expedite patient processing
• Adhere to all reporting, training, and certification requirements of SOAR, ACA, FQHC, and other community programs.
• Document activities in The Connector, and other means as requested by team leads and/or program manager.
• Maintain positive relationships with community members, healthcare providers and community partners.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with community members and agencies through community outreach and engagement.
• Physical demands include but not limited to setting up tables, chairs, booths and IT equipment at off-site enrollment events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First - An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
2. Build not Blame - Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
3. Integrity and Honesty - Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
4. Cooperation and Flexibility - Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
5. Culturally Sensitive - Always working toward increasing one's ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one's own culture.

Kintegra Health is a community sponsored, family-centered provider of health care, health education and preventive care services without regard to the ability to pay. We screen potential employees to first ensure alignment with our core requirements followed by the requisite position skills set. In doing so we need staff committed to this mission who do their best to live and work the characteristics of our core values as we strive to care for ever increasing members of the communities we serve.

Our goals are:

• To provide continuing comprehensive and accessible primary care services to individuals and families of all economic levels Kintegra Health Services.
• To provide primary care services to meet the physical as well as social health needs of individuals and families, promoting health maintenance, providing timely diagnostics, treatment and referral services.
• To emphasize preventive care through patient and community education to help individuals become aware and responsible for their own health behaviors.

To employ an interdisciplinary team approach in collaboration with other community providers to provide a continuum of appropriate patient/family-oriented care in a cost-effective manner.

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