Centering Facilitator/Case Management Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY: The Centering Healthcare Facilitator will serve as co-facilitator of Affinia Healthcare's Centering Pregnancy and Parenting programs. The Facilitator works in close collaboration with providers, clinical staff, and the Centering Steering Committee in order to ensure adherence to program standards. This position is responsible for reporting information, and assist with monitoring and maintaining the program's database to reflect participant delivery outcomes, benchmark data, and other indices as specified through awarded grants. The Facilitator will also work with the Coordinator to facilitate new site implementation and site approval processes and is responsible for patient recruitment, scheduling, and participant follow-up.

Education:

1. MA or LPN required  

Experience:

1. One (1) year experience in a clinical setting required.
2. Experience in a community health setting preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Ability to work professionally within culturally diverse settings.
2. Ability to coordinate activities across interdisciplinary teams.
3. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workload.
4. Effective analytical ability is required in order to gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions to various administrative problems, and prioritize work.
5. Highly motivated, able to take initiative and work both independently and as a team member.
6. Excellent verbal, written communication skills, interpersonal and organizational skills.
7. Demonstrates computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Transportation Requirement: Must possess a valid driver's license and automobile with insurance coverage as required by the State of Missouri.

License(s)/Certification(s) Required: Medical Assistant Certificate or Licensure, Practical Nursing

Essential Functions

1. Provides facilitation of the Pregnancy and Parenting Centering programs at Affinia Healthcare.
2. Educates and informs Affinia healthcare staff about the Centering programs, locations, and goals to ensure recruitment information about Centering Pregnancy and Parenting programs is readily available at clinic locations.
3. Recruitment of prenatal and pediatric patients for Centering Pregnancy and Parenting groups through the coordination and training of key staff who participate in Prenatal Intake sessions, Centering Pregnancy Program, and who are involved in the follow-up of post partum clients.
4. Ensures invitations and letters are sent to expected participants and those patients who choose to participate are scheduled into a group session. Coordinates reminder phones calls to the participants as well. Follows up with absent group participants and facilitate rescheduling of ob or pediatric f/u appointments.
5. Evaluates and monitors the group sessions, collects and performs client and provider based evaluations to ensure compliance to the program model.
6. Works closely with Affinia Health center's support staff to ensure program roster is updated with patient status (i.e. attending, declined, and withdrawn) and the facilitating provider's schedules reflect the current roster.
7. Assists with the planning and coordinating of facilitator training session with CHI for Affinia Healthcare's staff training.
8. Participates in and assists with facilitation of meetings for program facilitators and Centering Steering Committee.
9. Acts as liaison between medical providers, insurance companies, various agencies, and maternal child/women's health nurses.
10. Requests authorization from HMO's for specialty services (i.e. OB Care and Case Management). Follows up with HMO's on prior authorization requests and insurance company notifications, as well as tracks the HMO's requests for the organization. Reviews and rectifies missing Global notifications.
11. Maintains and updates insurance information on Case Management spreadsheets.
12. Participates in Prenatal Intake at the various Health Centers by coordinating the care for patients to ensuring they receive services from Outreach, WIC, Maternal Child Nursing, Centering, Dental, and Radiology.
13. Assists with the scheduling of specific patient appointments, makes reminder appointment calls, and contacts patients who have missed scheduled appointments when necessary.
14. Effectively works with other health care team members to ensure coordination of care.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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