Radiology Care Coordination Specialist- Remote Opportunity

POSITION PURPOSE

Ensures the coordination of the next level of service/care/needs for the patient with incidental findings and lung cancer screening on radiology exams through the daily tracking board. Acts as a resource to patient, family or physician calling for assistance, and works collaboratively with the FIND/LCS program Nurse Navigators.

Essential Functions

• Tracks and documents interventions and outcomes.
• Ensures appropriate data are collected to track program interventions and outcomes.
• Ensures appropriate and timely communication of patient progress to referring physicians and other care providers.
• Captures and reviews information contained within radiology reports to assist and support the following of algorithms, generation of documents, and formalized processes for transition in commonly followed care pathways.
• Attends care conferences, tumor boards and other meetings as necessary.
• Ensures that appropriate patient data are available for conference.
• Collaborates with program stakeholders in support of data collection for registry participation, quality reporting, etc.
• Collaborates on performance improvement activities as indicated by outcomes in program efficiency, patient experience and outcomes.
• Provides feedback instrumental to current program change to support ongoing improvement of the program model.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships.
• Approaches conflict in a constructive manner.
• Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors to Trinity Health.
• Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.
• Affords responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• At least one year of post-high school medical education.
• Associate degree preferred.
• At least one (1) year of clinical oncology health care or hospital-based experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in order to interact and communicate with patients and medical staff.
• Comprehensive understanding of medical terminology.
• Demonstrated organizational skills necessary to develop and manage multiple monitoring systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer databases and software to include Excel, Word.
• Prior Epic experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively problem solve with internal and external customers and systems.
• Comfortable operating in a collaborative environment.
• Personal presence characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.