RN Clinic Health Coach

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System

At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary :

Location : Methodist Physicians Clinic - HealthWest

Address : 16120 W Dodge Rd. - Omaha NE

Work Schedule : Monday through Friday 8am - 4 : 30pm

The Health Coach directly supports and promotes the care transitions and social support and needs of patients across the continuum of care. Also supports quality and improvement initiatives through targeted outreach to patients who are not meeting clinical goals. The position collaborates with providers care managers social workers and others to facilitate seamless transitions of care social support interventions and patient engagement to close care gaps with the goals of assuring superior patient experience and quality outcomes. Identifies high-risk patients assesses clinical and psychosocial needs makes referrals to ancillary providers (disease management palliative care community organizations pharmacy social work non-clinical services) and develops care plan in coordination with PCP. Engages patients to be active in self-care and personal responsibility.

Responsibilities :

Essential Job Functions

1. Navigates high-risk patients across the continuum.

• Serves as main point of contact for patients and providers across care settings.
• Aims to better manage patients in ambulatory setting and reduce acute care and ED use.
• Develops patient care plans with interventions and goals appropriate to patient needs.

2. Works collaboratively with both internal and external entities to facilitate seamless transitions of care across the continuum by adhering to clinic standards.

Medical Home does not complete the TOC process.

3. Utilizes motivational interviewing skills to promote patient engagement and activation.

4. Works with patients and families on self-management.

5. Coordinates care across the care continuum.

6. Involvement in Quality Improvement (QI) activities.

7. Triage (not applicable to Medical Home).

8. Medical Home : Monitors Quality measures.

9. Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Age SpecificCriteria.

Schedule :

Work Schedule : Monday through Friday 8am - 4 : 30pm

Job Description : Job Requirements

Education

Experience

License / Certifications

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

Physical Activity

Climbing

Balancing

Grasping

Job Hazards

Electrical Shock / Static

Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)

Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)

About Methodist :

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 1 - 3