What are the responsibilities and job description for the TOC Care Management Coordinator position at HAMASPIK CHOICE INC?
Admission & Discharge Management
- Reconcile RHIO and Hamaspik Central alerts daily to identify Emergency Department, Observation, Inpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Behavioral Health, and Rehabilitation admissions and discharges.
- Distribute daily admission and discharge notifications to the Medicare TOC Team and Utilization Management.
- Monitor admissions and discharges throughout the day and communicate significant updates to the TOC team.
Care Coordination
- Contact hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), rehabilitation centers, and other facilities to obtain member status updates.
- Monitor anticipated discharge dates and communicate discharge readiness to the assigned TOC RN.
- Notify the TOC RN of changes in member status, barriers to discharge, and important clinical updates requiring intervention.
- Coordinate with facility staff to obtain discharge plans and discharge disposition.
- Schedule timely post-discharge appointments with Primary Care Providers (PCPs).
- Schedule specialty appointments as requested to support continuity of care.
- Coordinate communication between facilities, providers, TOC Nurses, Care Managers, Utilization Management, and other interdisciplinary team members.
- Assist in removing barriers that may delay discharge or impact a successful transition back to the community.
- Support continuity of care by ensuring appropriate follow-up services are coordinated after discharge.
Guiding Care Documentation
- Create, update, and close Service Interruptions (SI) for Emergency Department, Observation, Inpatient, SNF, Behavioral Health, and Rehabilitation stays.
- Complete MAP and DSNP Hospitalization/SNF/Behavioral Health Admission Notification scripts accurately and within required timeframes.
- Verify facility information using NPPES and authorization records.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation within Guiding Care.
Provider Notifications
- Prepare and fax Notifications of Admission (NOA), Transfers, and Discharges to Primary Care Providers within required timeframes.
- Upload notifications and fax confirmations into Guiding Care.
- Obtain missing PCP contact information when necessary.
- Ensure discharge summaries and supporting documentation are forwarded to PCPs in accordance with HEDIS Transitions of Care requirements.
Discharge Summary Coordination
- Request and obtain discharge summaries from hospitals and facilities.
- Perform ongoing follow-up until discharge summaries are received.
- Review discharge summaries to ensure required HEDIS Transitions of Care elements are present.
- Coordinate with TOC Nurses and Utilization Management regarding missing or incomplete discharge documentation.
- Ensure discharge documentation is distributed timely to PCPs.
Internal Workflow Coordination
- Generate and assign activities for interruption of services during inpatient admissions.
- Generate notification of change in member status activities to assigned Care Managers.
- Generate resumption of services activities following member discharge.
- Coordinate with Authorization, DME, Home Care, Transportation, Vendor Management, and other internal departments to ensure services are suspended and resumed appropriately.
Quality & Compliance
- Maintain and update the HEDIS Transitions of Care (TRC) tracker accurately and in real time.
- Ensure all TRC components, including Notifications of Admission, Notifications of Discharge, PCP notifications, discharge summaries, and supporting documentation, are entered completely and accurately.
- Monitor TRC compliance timelines to ensure all required activities are completed within established regulatory and organizational timeframes.
- Review the tracker daily for completeness, identify outstanding items, and follow up to resolve missing documentation or overdue tasks.
- Collaborate with TOC Nurses, Care Managers, Utilization Management, and other departments to obtain information needed to maintain an accurate and compliant TRC tracker.
- Support HEDIS, CMS Star Ratings, and internal quality initiatives by ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of all TRC data and documentation.
- Identify discrepancies, trends, or potential compliance risks and escalate issues to leadership promptly.
- Participate in quality audits and process improvement initiatives to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the Transitions of Care program.
Required Skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
- Knowledge of Medicare Advantage, DSNP, and Managed Long-Term Care workflows.
- Experience with RHIO, Guiding Care, Hamaspik Central, and electronic medical records.
- Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, providers, hospitals, and community partners.
- Working knowledge of Excel and Word.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous PTO package
- Multiple floating holidays
- 401 (K) with employer contribution