Job Ref: 106120
Category: Member Services
Department: QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Location: 50 Water Street, 7th Floor,
New York,
NY 10004
Job Type: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hire In Rate: $50,000.00
Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
MetroPlusHealth is committed to empowering New Yorkers by uniting communities through care. We believe that Health care is a right, not a privilege. If you have compassion and a collaborative spirit, work with us. You can come to work being proud of what you do every day.
MetroPlusHealth provides the highest quality healthcare services to residents of Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island through a comprehensive list of products, including, but not limited to, New York State Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, Child Health Plus, Exchange, Partnership in Care, MetroPlus Gold, Essential Plan, etc. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States, MetroPlusHealth's network includes over 27,000 primary care providers, specialists and participating clinics. For more than 30 years, MetroPlusHealth has been committed to building strong relationships with its members and providers to enable New Yorkers to live their healthiest life.
Position Overview
The primary function of the Quality Management (QM) Health Navigator is to outreach members missing important health screenings (i.e., HEDIS/QARR gaps in care) to assist in coordinating needed appointments for a variety of clinical and social services and ensuring maintenance medications are filled regularly. The QM Health Navigator will serve as a source of empowerment for MetroPlusHealth members, educating on the importance of, and motivating them to complete, needed services and providing support as the member navigates the health care system, all with the goal of maximizing performance in the organization's quality reporting programs and health outcomes.
The QM Health Navigator will also play a vital role in identifying and collecting data on the existence and prevalence of healthcare barriers. In addition to addressing the barriers with the member, this data will be used to inform future planning for care access, health equity and needed network expansions and shape the organization's overarching quality strategy, helping to ensure high-quality of care to all New Yorkers serviced by MetroPlusHealth.
Each QM Health Navigator will be responsible for one of the following domains of care: Women's Health, Chronic Conditions or Child/Adult Screenings and Immunizations.
Professional Competencies
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