Remote RN Care Coach - Part Time

Company: CircleLink Health
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

About CircleLink Health:

CircleLink Health is a company of passionate clinicians, technologists and business people tackling the $600B problem of preventable chronic and post-acute complications. We're building the world-class Care Management platform to enable providers while accelerating the shift to preventative care instead of status quo reactive care.

Your Impact On Our Mission:

As a Care Coach you will work remotely using our preventative care platform for 20-25 hours per week to manage patients with chronic conditions enrolled in Medicare's Chronic Care Management program.

Core Responsibilities:

• Educating patients on self-management skills and goal setting. Common chronic conditions include: Diabetes, CHF, COPD/Asthma, Hypertension, CAD, Chronic Pain, Anxiety, and Depression.
• Implement and improve the Plan of Care by updating medications, appointments due, record biometrics, vital signs, and care coaching provided.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing or other behavior change techniques to coach and assist the patient with self-management.
• Conduct Transitional Care Management activities to high risk patients discharged from the hospital and the ER to reduce unnecessary readmissions.
• Close care gaps by encouraging or assisting with preventive care, and chronic care management, i.e. annual well visits, follow up visits, medication management, pre-visit labs, diagnostic tests due, preventive cancer screens.
• Connect the patient with community resources as needed, including transportation, personal care needs, homemaker or chore services, social services, etc.
  
  Required Skills and Abilities:
  
  • Fluent in English
  • Self-directed, able to work independently with little supervision while meeting performance metrics
  • Passion for nursing and improving patient outcomes
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong communication and telephonic skills
  • Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
    
    Education and Experience:
    
    • Current, unrestricted Compact License
    • Proficiency with electronic health records and web based applications
    • 3+ years experience as a Registered Nurse
      
      Preferred Education and Experience, but not required:
      
      • Case Management or Chronic Disease Management experience
      • Certified Diabetes Educator
      • Experience with Motivational Interviewing or other behavior change communication techniques
        
        Scheduling And Other Requirements
        • RN needs a STRONG internet-connected computer
        • Minimum of 20-25 hours of availability per week required
          • You will commit to your own schedule using our software
          • Work must be completed on weekdays between 9am-6pm
          • This is a 1099 contract position with no end date. Care coaches are responsible for their own taxes and insurance.
            
            Compensation:
            
            Care Coaches can earn up to $40.50 per hour. Compensation is paid at the rate of $13.50 per initial Clinical Encounter per patient per month. A clinical encounter occurs after two criteria are met: a patient has a successful clinical call and the patient has 20 minutes or more of time in their chart timer.
            
            • Ex: If in one hour you called and spoke 3 patients and spent 20 minutes with each of them, your pay for that hour would be $40.50 per hour ($13.50/pt reached x 3)
            • Ex: If in one hour you called and spoke with 2 patients and spent 30 minutes with each of them, your pay for that hour would be $27.00 ($13.50/pt reached x 2).
              
              Pay Timing:
              
              Occurs monthly, 40 days after the last day of the month of service.
              
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