Shs-Rn Care Facilitator - Clinical Prog

Positions Location

Lansing, MI

As part of a larger population health strategy, the Care Facilitator will play an integral role in the larger ambulatory care management redesign for Sparrow Medical Group (SMG) practices, acting as the liaison to their locally assigned clinic(s). Although this position will report to the Population Health Service Organization (PHSO), their responsibilities and day-to-day interactions will be under the guidance of the Office Manager and Practice Leads, supporting the care and coverage needed in the clinic.

As part of a larger network, the Care Facilitator will work their colleagues to set a standardized approach to patient outreach through both episodic and longitudinal care management. They will work the Epic Registries to proactively identify high-risk patients with a focus on chronic disease management. Additional strategic priorities include: advanced care planning, self-management training, and behavioral health support.

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Provides Self-Management education and support to care team members patients and families
• Educates and supports appropriate care team members in patient self-management support concepts and techniques
• Actively works with patients to use self-management goal-setting techniques and develop action plans to encourage self-care
• Assisting the patients and/or families in recognizing and prioritizing the problems that need to be addressed
• Providing support to help patients and/or families cope with the disruptions and distress associated with managing their illness and empowering them to regain control of their life, carry on normal roles and activities, and manage the emotional impact of their illness
• Problem solves with patients and their families to maximize their ability to follow preventive, remedial and/or rehabilitative recommendations
• Provide individual or group counseling / coaching as appropriate
• Educates and supports office staff in providing Care Coordination
• Develops and maintains an effective professional working relationship with all patients, families, physicians /providers and health care team members
• Develops and maintains an effective professional working relationship with specialists and facilities (including hospitals, home health care and other ancillary providers) with which SMG physicians have ongoing relationships
• Coordinates care with payer case manager for patients with complex or catastrophic conditions
• Develops, recommends and implements a plan, in conjunction with the patient, family and health care team, which addresses the problems and needs identified in the assessment
• Provides or arranges chronic disease education (as appropriate) for patients and families as needed
• Provides consultation services for other department staff
• Assists in developing a process to track care coordination activities
• Assists in developing written procedures and/or guidelines on care coordination processes and trains appropriate care team members on the processes
• Facilitates follow-up with patients discharged from the hospital or Emergency Department as needed to assure patients understand self-care and treatment expectations and are seen in primary care offices on a timely basis
• Educates and supports office staff in performing a comprehensive assessment
• Screens selected cases to identify needed services and interventions to deliver quality comprehensive care that addresses the patient’s full range of health care needs
• Identifies issues,…