Geriatric Care Coordinator

1 week ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:
As a skilled Case Manager Continuing Care Social Work professional at Kaiser Permanente, you will play a vital role in coordinating patient care and population-based management for geriatric or other specifically defined patient populations. Your comprehensive approach will involve working with physicians, staff, and non-Kaiser providers/facilities to plan and implement a multi-disciplinary treatment plan that addresses health conditions, resource utilization, and patient self-care across the care continuum.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and implement individualized care plans that address the unique needs of patients.
  2. Collaborate with primary care and specialist physicians to evaluate and develop baseline medical and psychosocial evaluations and individualized patient care/treatment plans.
  3. Recommend alternative levels of care and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  4. Conduct assessments of physiological and functional status utilizing established protocols.
  5. Initiate diagnostic testing/screening and interventions as needed.
  6. Develop and deliver patient/family education plans focused on self-management and disease-specific education.
  7. Implement strategies to target and assess risk factors and achieve patient follow-up according to clinical and strategic measures/outcomes.
  8. Produce population-based reports on outcomes specific to defined patient populations.
  9. Participate in healthcare team/provider decisions to actualize outcomes by planning, evaluating, and implementing decisions and strategies to achieve predetermined cost, clinical, quality, utilization, and service outcomes.
  10. Develop and maintain case management policies and procedures.
  11. Coordinate care/services with utilization and/or quality reviewers and monitor level and quality of care.
  12. Coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to providing continuity of care, including utilization management, transfer coordination, discharge planning, and obtaining authorizations/approvals/transfers as needed for outside services for patients/families.
  13. Consult with internal and external physicians, healthcare providers, discharge planning, and outside agencies regarding continued care/treatment or hospitalization or referral to support services or placement.
  14. Arrange and monitor follow-up appointments.
  15. Encourage members to follow prescribed courses of care (e.g., drug therapy, physical therapy).
  16. Make referrals to appropriate community services and outside providers.
  17. Identify and recommend opportunities for cost savings and improving the quality of care across the continuum.
  18. Develop and collect data; trend utilization of healthcare resources.
  19. Interpret regulations, health plan benefits, policies, and procedures for members, physicians, medical office staff, contract providers, and outside agencies.
  20. Coordinate transmission of clinical and benefit treatment to patients, families, and outside agencies.
  21. Act as liaison for outside agencies, non-plan facilities, and outside providers.
  22. Coordinate repatriation of patients and monitor their quality of care.
Basic Qualifications:

  1. N/A.
  2. Graduate of an academic institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and a Master's degree in Social Work.
  3. N/A
Additional Requirements:
Demonstrated knowledge of case management, discharge planning, transfer coordination; TJC and other federal/state/local regulations.Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum two (2) years of case management experience with the population to be case managed preferred.Current and valid LCSW highly preferred.

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